WCP6404

Letter (WCP6404.7403)

[1]1

5. iij. [sic] [19]142

Dear Sir

I am desired by the Director3 to acknowledge the safe receipt of the nine letters, written by D[octo]r. Alfred Russel Wallace to Kew, lent to you some few weeks ago.

I am | Yours very truly | Arthur W Hill4 [signature]

Assistant Director

W. G. Wallace5 Esq[ui]re.

Old Orchard

Broadstone

1
The seal of the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is positioned in the top LH corner of the page. The page is numbered [WP16/1/66] in pencil in top RH corner.
2
The month is presumably March (iij). The year is deduced from birth and death dates of author.
3
Prain, David (1857-1944) Scottish physician and botanist. He was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.
4
Hill, Arthur William (1875-1941), joined Kew as Assistant Director under David Prain in 1907 and started contributing to the floras of Africa and India. He succeeded Prain as Director in 1922 and held the post until his death in 1941.
5
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951) Electrical engineer, second son and third child of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP6404.7403)]

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Revision history

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

Please cite as “WCP6404,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 4 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6404