Ɛpsilon

WCP723

Postcard (WCP723.895)

[1]1

Broadstone, Wim<borne>

Octr. 11th. 1904

I was glad to have your P. card last week. I shall be anxious to hear how your collecting goes on the northern hills. As there is about 50 miles length of them they may be richer than the [MS burned] The northern & southern slopes have probably somewhat diff. climates. If at all good for insects generally it would be a pity to leave them for an uncertain [MS burned] and loss of time. There must be a good seas<on’s> work there. If you find a really good place with some inhabitants make it your hea<d> quarters, & have some trees cut. I am longi<ng> to hear what you decide & how you get on. I <send> you a "Clarion" with a letter of mine in case you do <not> get it.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[2]

[Front of postcard]

Mr. Fred. Birch

Carr’s Place

Belmont

Port of Spain

Trinidad

W. Indies

[Postmarked] PORT OF SPAIN E OC 25 O4 TRINIDAD

1
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 [Postcard (WCP723.895)]

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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 “WCP723,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP723