WCP6761

Letter (WCP6761.7823)

[1]

IN RE1

V[ersus]2.

A. J. KING

COUNSELLOR AT LAW

REAL ESTATE, ETC.

HAMMONTON, N[ew]. J[ersey].,3 Dec. 1st 1911

Dr. Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace. O[rder]. M[erit]. F[ellow].R[oyal].S[ociety].4 &c.

Dear Sir:

I mail you with this letter a copy of my new book entitled "The New Astronomy"5 &c. which I hope you may find of interest.

If upon examination you can find in it anything to commend, it will be of the utmost gratification to me as well as benefit if you will permit me to publish such commendation.

Hoping to hear from you in due time

I am | Most Respectfully | Yours | A.J.King [signature]

1
Latin for "in the matter of". A term used in legal documents. Anon. n.d. In Re. Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/in_re_0> [accessed 7 March 2022].
2
V. or Versus, meaning against, is used to indicate the opposing parties in a lawsuit. Anon. 2021. Versus. Oxford English Dictionary. <https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/222746?redirectedFrom=versus#eid> [accessed 8 March 2022].
3
Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, USA. Anon. 2022. Hammonton, New Jersey.Wikipedia. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammonton,_New_Jersey> [accessed 7 March 2022].
4
ARW received the Order of Merit in 1908. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in in 1893. Beccaloni, G. 2012. Honours Wallace Received. The Alfred Russel Wallace Website. <https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/honours-wallace-received> [accessed 7 March 2022].
5
King, A. J. and King, Maria M. 1911. The New Astronomy and Laws of Nature, the Physical and Spiritual Universe. Hammonton, N. J.: A. J. King.

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Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2022-06-18]

Please cite as “WCP6761,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 9 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6761