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WCP695

Letter (WCP695.867)

[1]1

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY <OF LONDON>

11 CHANDOS <STREET,>

CAVENDISH <SQUARE.>

Dear Mr. Wallace

Mr. Hall has <MS burned> me your letter of Feb. 6th. I had a long talk with Mr. Bir<ch2 &> Mr. Godman has also seen hi<m> I dare say that he will turn <out> good collector in time.

We quite see the difficulty <of> an agent, other than a dealer. There is a man in London, a M<r. Mc>Arthur, 35 Averill St. Fulham Palace who might be inclined to do <what you> say. Mr. Birch might go & see any way. Mr. McArthur <MS burned> has at various times for Mr. Godman.3 He has also travelled in the<MS burned> [2] himself.

Doncaster might become a <MS burned> the butterflies, anyway Mr. McArthur could be safe in the matter, as he is very <MS burned>

Sincerely | G. C. Champion4 [signature]

1
This letter has been damaged, perhaps by fire, causing some loss of text at the outer edge of the pages, but has been repaired and mounted on plain paper.
2
Birch, Frederick ("Fred") (1876-1952). British naturalist and natural history collector. Honorary Secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.
3
Godman, Frederick DuCane (1834-1919). British ornithologist, entomologist and traveller.
4
Champion, George Charles (1851-1927). English entomologist specialising in the study of beetles.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP695.867)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Awolesi, Monilola Omotola [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-11-11]

Please cite as “WCP695,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP695