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WCP619

Letter (WCP619.619)

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[Letterhead] ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY 1830

TELEPHONE: NO. 57 MAYFAIR.

1, Savile Row,

Burlington Gardens,

London, W.

December 1st, 1908.

Dr A. R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.,

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne

Dear Dr. Wallace,

Your letter of November 16,2 accompanying the papers of Spruce3 relating to meteorology and anthropology, was under consideration by the Council yesterday. The two volumes containing the vocabularies in and the introductory essay were submitted to Sir Clements Markham4 to report upon. As he states that he himself as made much use of these volumes in his own publications, and as they have been utilized elsewhere, practically all the information which they contain has already been published.

The Council desire me to thank you again for so kindly presenting such a valuable collection of material to the Society.

Yours very truly | J. S. Keltie5 [signature]

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The letter was type-written except for the correction and the signature.
3
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
4
Markham, Clements Robert (1830-1916). British geographer, explorer, and writer. Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society 1863-88.
5
Keltie, John Scott (1840-1927). British geographer, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP619.619)]

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Transcribed by Truong, Michael [2011-07-08] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-11-11]

Letter (cc) (WCP619.7891)

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[No address]

December 1st, 1908.

Dr A. R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.,

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Dear Dr Wallace,

Your letter of November 16,2 accompanying the paper of Spruce3 relating to meteorology and anthropology, was under consideration by the Council yesterday. The two volumes containing the vocabularies in the introductory essay were submitted to Sir Clements Markham4to report upon. As he states that he himself has made much use of these volumes in his own publications, and as they have been utilised elsewhere, practically all the information which they contain has already been published.

The Council desire me to thank you again for so kindly presenting such a valuable collection of material to the Society.

Yours very truly5 | [no signature]

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The letter was type-written and a copy of WCP619.
3
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
4
Markham, Clements Robert (1830-1916). British geographer, explorer, and writer. Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society 1863-88.
5
Keltie, John Scott (1840-1927). British geographer, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (cc) (WCP619.7891)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2020-03-27] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-11-11]

Please cite as “WCP619,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP619