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Letter from J Marchant (Author of "Letters and Reminiscences", 1916) to William Greenell Wallace, from [ illegible address] London W6 on Royal Institution headed paper, 7 Dec 1913, re writing a biography of A. R. Wallace and sources of letters; enclosing a damaged (burnt) sheet (pp. 19, 20) from a printed catalogue of [antique book dealer] T. Thorp, 93 St .Martin's Lane, advertising lot 325, 14 letters of the late A. R. Wallace for £2.20, entry marked with a blue pencil cross an apparently unrelated one on Norway; Marchant has seen the letters and they are to Prof Wright; asks if WGW is in contact with him. Envelope addressed to WGW at Old Orchard postmarked London 9 Dec 1913. |