Ɛpsilon

WCP698

Letter (WCP698.870)

[1]1

[MS burned]

Septr. 18<99>2

My dear Fred Birch3

Thanks for your very nice letter. Do not trouble about the photo of a moraine unless one comes in your way, as my book is now in the printer’s hand & it will be no use till a 2nd. Edition.

Do not trouble to write out any detailed account of your tour for me, but you can send me any portion [2] <MS burned> that you think would interest me, & I will return it.

I have not found a new house yet, & have been rather unwell but am getting better now.

Excuse brevity as I am busy.

Yours very sincerely | Alfred R.Wallace [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 wrote to ARW on 16 November 1899 about his holiday in Wales. https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP460
3
Birch, Frederick ("Fred") (1876-1952). British naturalist and natural history collector. Honorary Secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP698.870)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Bourne, Fiona [2012-02-16] Transcription checked by Hill, Jenny [2012-04-26] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-11-11]

Please cite as “WCP698,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP698