WCP6231

Letter (WCP6231.7213)

[1]1

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

41, QUEENS GATE,

SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W.7.

19 August, 1924.

Dear Sir,

I now have pleasure in returning herewith the portrait of your father, with many thanks for the loan of it.

Yours very truly | W. G. Sheldon2 [signature]

Treasurer

P[ost]. S[criptum]. I shall be obliged if you will kindly let me know of its safe arrival.3

W. G. Wallace4, Esq[uire].

Doves Hill Cottage.

Ensbury Park

Bournemouth5

1
The letter is typewritten on the headed notepaper of the Entomological Society of London, the seal of which appears at the top LH side of the page, and is signed in ink. The page is numbered [WP16/1/138] in pencil at the top, left of centre.
2
Sheldon, William George (1859-1943) Treasurer of the Entomological Society of London, founded in 1833 (now the Royal Entomological Society).
3
Post script written in ink, in the hand of the author.
4
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951) Electrical engineer, second son and third child of ARW.
5
Recipient’s name and address written in ink, in the hand of the author.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP6231.7213)]

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Revision history

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

Please cite as “WCP6231,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6231