WCP6836

Form letter (WCP6836.7922)

[[1]]1

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

The Director begs to convey to Dr. A. R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S. the best acknowledgements of the President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for the undermentioned contribution, Vizt.

8 volumes (bound) of Spruce's2 botanical Mss. (Plantae Amazonicae, 2 vols.; Plantae Andinae, 2 Vols.; Miscellaneous notes, journals, etc., 2 vols.; Memorandum Book, containing his journal from Tarapoto to Baños). Also numerous original letters to Spruce from Sir W. J. Hooker3 and others; Rough notes for the Introduction to his large work on Hepaticae, etc.; and a complete series of letters from Spruce to W. Borrer4, 1843-48.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Nov. 16, 1908.

D. Prain [signature]

1
This is a note sheet with the Coat of arms of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew printed at the top centre of the page. There is a later annotation at the top right which reads "(WP8/3/5) and another at the bottom right which reads "(O/D Ref WP2/2).
2
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
3
Hooker, William Jackson (1785-1865). British botanist; first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1841-65.
4
Borrer, William (1781-1862). British Botanist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Form letter (WCP6836.7922)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lo, Yen-Nyuk [2020-07-28]

Please cite as “WCP6836,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 3 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6836