WCP6076

Letter (WCP6076.7026)

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From the CURATOR, PITT RIVERS MUSEUM

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

22 Sept[ember]. 1949.

Dear Mr. Wallace,

I’m away from Oxford, & your letter about the betel2 box was sent on.

Though we have a good many, the name of the collector is a powerful magnet to Oxford, & we’[ha]d better have the box, because he collected it.

With many thanks, & kind regards, | Yours sincerely, | T. K. Penniman [signature] 3

Betel box? sent Oct[ober]. 6th 1949 with letter4.

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The page is numbered [WP16/2/53] in pencil in the top RH corner.

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The leaf of the vine Piper betle is valued both as a mild stimulant and for its medicinal properties. Betel leaf is mostly consumed in south east Asia.

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Indecipherable possible initials written in ink below the signature.
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Annotation in pencil in the hand of the recipient, in bottom LH corner.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP6076.7026)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP6076,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6076