WCP606

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8 Palmerston Rd,

West Hamstead, N.W.

January 23^rd 1913

To D^r. Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace, O.M, F.R.G.S &c.

The Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset

Mr Oscar Alex[ander] Yunck hopes much & expects that, this missive finds the doyén of this scientific world, Victorian, Edwardian & Georgian well, as can be expected, & that the last decade for centenarianship will be fortified with all the surrounding congenial family atmosphere, by & through which the illustrious minded recipient will be able to dedicate the remaining [1 word illeg.] of the animate to further enlighten the at present rulers & legislators of this planet to devote their consciences for this [2] amelioration of the respective multitudes located on the acknowledged geographical terra firma.

The writer has been pained to hear this morning from the remaining link of the past by & through which he had the everlasting honor of knowing the intellectual recepient, that [1 illeg. word struck through] M^r. Tho[ma]s Sims,& his very able & life long lieutenant Florence Howell is now physically speaking pasted working for others & after his convalences (if the [1 illeg word]) after a few weeks a recepient of Flyod Georges 7/6 it will be this the [1 illeg. word] on which to make the [2 illeg. words] to eternity.

Which is not Humanity [Manuscript ends here]