WCP6229

Letter (WCP6229.7210)

[1]1

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

41, QUEEN’S GATE,

SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W.7.

15 April, 1924.

W. G. Wallace2, Esq[uire].,

Dove’s Hill, Cottage3, [sic]

Ensbury Park, Bournemouth.

Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of your letter of the 11th inst[ant]. enclosing a portrait of the late D[octo]r. Alfred Russel Wallace. I have given instructions for the greatest care to be taken of it, and for it to be returned to you as soon as the enlargement is made.

Yours very truly, | W G Sheldon4 [signature]

Hon[orary]. Treasurer.

[Following annotation in ink in hand of the recipient]

July 6th Wrote asking if it is safe & stating shall be glad to have it back when quite finished with.

[2]5

W. G. Wallace Esq[uire]

Dove’s Hill Cottage [sic].

Ensbury Park.

Bournemouth.

1
The letter is typewritten, and signed by the author in ink. The page is numbered WP16/1/136 [1 of 2] in pencil in the top RH corner.
2
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951) Electrical engineer, second son and third child of ARW.
3
The recipient’s residence was named Doveshill Cottage.
4
Sheldon, William George (1859-1943) Treasurer of the Entomological Society of London, founded in 1833 (now the Royal Entomological Society).
5
The envelope is numbered WP16/1/136 [2 of 2] in pencil in the top RH corner. It bears the postmark "LONDON APR 16 1145 AM 1924G". The words "Sheldon Auth[or]?" are written in pencil above the name and address of the recipient.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP6229.7210)]

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Revision history

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

Envelope (WCP6229.7211)

Envelope addressed to "W. G. Wallace Esq, Doves' Hill Cottage, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth", with stamps, postmarked "LONDON | APR16 | 11:45AM | 1924G". Pencil note is written on front of envelope in W. G. Wallace's hand "Sheldon | Auto?". [Envelope (WCP6229.7211)]

Please cite as “WCP6229,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6229