Ɛpsilon

WCP707

Letter (WCP707.879)

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[MS burned] <Feb 1904>1

Dear Fred,2

I send you your pen3 which you left behind you, in order that you may give me an account of your adventures in Oxford, and the perils of its museums, Colleges, Halls, <Quad>rangles, [MSS blotted] flooded meadows, among which I hope you will not be as much lost as in the depths of the Guiana forests.

What a dismal day! | Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Birch, Frederick ("Fred") (1876-1952). British naturalist and natural history collector. Honorary Secretary of the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society.
2
ARW was actively assisting Birch in securing a job in 1903-04.
3
In Birch’s letter to ARW on Feb 14, Birch thanked ARW for the pen. See WCP706. https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP706

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP707.879)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Martinho, Antone [2011-07-08] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Please cite as “WCP707,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP707