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Wallace advises his son on collecting animals
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Letter from Wallace to his son William giving advice on how to trap small animals whilst on a trip to America, December 1898. (extract)
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Wallace Letters Online
View high resolution scans and transcripts of Alfred Russel Wallace's correspondence, including all surviving letters between him and Charles Darwin.