WCP5516

Letter (WCP5516.6263)

[1]

Washington.

April 6th 1887

Dear Mr. Edwards

I have just found that I can pass through the Alleghany1 by daylight, and as I may not have another opportunity of doing so I wish to take advantage of it. I therefore leave today for Luray2. Tomorrow morning see the Cavern3, then afternoon on to Clifton Forge4 — sleep there, & on by 7.am. train to Coalbury5 which I shall reach at 3 pm. instead of at 8 am.

As I may miss your letter here I must come on at the chance of finding you at home.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

W. H. Edwards Esq.

1
Alleghany County is a county located in the U. S. state of Virginia.
2
Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States.
3
The Luray Caverns, originally called the Luray Cave is a large, celebrated commercial cave just west of Luray, Virigina, USA.
4
Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia.
5
Coalbury is located in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP5516.6263)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-04-15] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-04-25] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP5516,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5516