WCP6752

Published letter (WCP6752.7814)

[1] [p. 854]1

On the 30th March 1870, Mr. Coulcher wrote and sent the defendant the following letter:

Downham Market, Norfolk,

30th March 1870.

Dear Sir, — Being away from home yesterday I did not see a letter of Mr. Wallace's dated 11th2 requesting me to send you my report with papers, &c. until late last night. As to a report I do not know what else to say except signing the papers and explanatory diagrams. Can I do more, I shall be most happy on getting a line from you.

I am, &c. M. W. B. Coulcher

J. H. Walsh, Esq.

1
Hampden v. Walsh. Wager—Proof of the Earth's Convexity—Stake-holder's Liability—Demand of Deposit after the Event. 1876. The Law Times Reports: Containing All the Cases Argued and Decided in All the Courts of Law And Equity, In Bankruptcy, In The Divorce And Probate Courts, In The Admiralty Court, at Nisi Prius, The Criminal Courts, in Ireland, &c. from September 1875 to February 1876. 33: N.S. 852-858. [p. 854]. The hearings were on Nov. 12 and 16, 1875; and Jan. 17, 1876.
2
Letter not found. For related items on the Bedford Canal "Flat Earth" experiment see Charles Smith. The Alfred Russel Wallace Page. <http://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/wallace/S179AA.htm> [accessed 12 Oct. 2020].

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Published letter (WCP6752.7814)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sherwood, Danni [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Siewert, Betsy [2020-10-30] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2022-07-19]

Please cite as “WCP6752,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6752