THE SURVIVING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE AND CHARLES DARWIN
The correspondence between Wallace and Darwin is of great historical importance, given that together they laid the foundations of the entire discipline of modern evolutionary biology, discussing many of their novel ideas with each other in their letters. The Darwin Correspondence Project provides a nice summary of the significance of their correspondence: "Wallace became one of Darwin’s most important correspondents, especially on theoretical topics. Although the men referred to each other in their published work, letters were a space where they discussed the details of evolutionary theory, and aired their differences openly. Their correspondence is full of lively debate on the origins of hybrid sterility and sexual dimorphism, the role of sexual selection, and the limits of natural selection in the development of mental and moral faculties." (see HERE).
All of Wallace and Darwin's surviving correspondence is listed in the table below. The WCP (Wallace Correspondence Project) codes to the right are hyperlinked. Click them to take you to the text of the letter in the WCP's online Epsilon database. A pdf of this list can be downloaded HERE
To read an account by Wallace of his relationship with Darwin, see his 1903 article "The Dawn of a Great Discovery (My Relations With Darwin in Reference to the Theory of Natural Selection)" HERE
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To/from Wallace in the Malay Archipelago |
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1 May 1857 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[27] September 1857 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 December 1857 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[1858?] |
[C. Darwin?] TO A. R. Wallace |
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[1858?] |
[C. Darwin] TO A. R. Wallace |
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[March] 1858 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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25 January [1859] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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6 April 1859 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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9 August 1859 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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13 November 1859 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 May 1860 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[December?] [1860] |
A. R. Wallace TO [C. Darwin] |
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30 November 1861 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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To/from Wallace in Britain |
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[1862] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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7 April 1862 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 May 1862 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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24 [May] [1862] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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8 August 1862 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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20 August [1862] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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30 September 1862 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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14 January [1863] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[23?] [January?] [1863?] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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26 September 1863 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[29?] [September] [1863] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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1 January 1864 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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2 January 1864 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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10 May 1864 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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28 [May] 1864 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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29 May [1864] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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15 June [1864] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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20 January 1865 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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29 January [1865] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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31 January [1865] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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1 February [1865] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 September 1865 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 September [1865] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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2 October 1865 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 January 1866 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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4 February 1866 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[6] [February] [1866] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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2 July 1866 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 July [1866] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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19 November 1866 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[23?] [November?] [1866?] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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23 February [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 February [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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26 February [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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March [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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2 March [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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7 March [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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11 March [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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26 April [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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29 April [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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1 May 1867 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 May [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[19?] [June?] [1867?] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[24?] [June?] [1867?] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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6 July [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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October [1867] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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1 October [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 October [1867] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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7 February 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 February [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 February 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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27 February [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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1 March 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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8 March [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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15 March [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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17 [March] [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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19 March 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[21?] [March?] [1868?] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 March [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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27 March [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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6 April [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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8 [April] 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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9 April [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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15 April [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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28 April [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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30 April [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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1 May [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 May [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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16 August [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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19 August [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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30 August [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 September [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[11] [September] [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[14?] [September?] [1868?] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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16 September [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 September [1868] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 September [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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27 September 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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4 October 1868 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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6 October [1868] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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20 January 1869 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 January [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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30 January 1869 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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2 February [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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5 March [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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10 March 1869 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 March 1869 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 March 1869 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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27 March [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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14 April 1869 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 April [1869] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 June [1869] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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25 June [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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20 October 1869 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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21 October 1869 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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4 December [1869] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 December [1869] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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22 January 1870 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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26 January [1870] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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7 March [1870?] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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31 March [1870] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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20 April [1870] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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5 June [1870] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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6 July 1870 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 November [1870] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 November 1870 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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18 January [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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27 January 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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30 January [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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11 March 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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13 March [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[15] [March] [1871] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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16 March 1871 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 March [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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14 May 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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9 July [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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12 July [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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12 July 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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16 July 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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1 August [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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4 August [1871] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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7 August 1871 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[19?] [February?] [1872] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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3 March 1872 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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27 July [1872] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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3 August [1872] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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4 August 1872 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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28 August 1872 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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31 August 1872 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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[2] [September] [1872] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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20 October [1872] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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27 October 1872 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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15 November 1872 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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14 December [1872?] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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13 January [1873] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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14 January 1873 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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9 July [1873] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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17 November 1873 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[18] [November] [1873] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 November 1873 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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19 November [1873] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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[19] [November] [1873] |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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6 December 1874 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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21 July 1875 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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22 July [1875] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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7 November 1875 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 December 1875 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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28 December 1875 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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5 June 1876 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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7 June 1876 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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17 June 1876 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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25 June 1876 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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23 July 1876 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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13 December 1876 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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17 January 1877 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 July 1877 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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31 August 1877 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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3 September 1877 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 September [1877] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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14 September 1878 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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16 September 1878 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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23 September 1878 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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5 January 1880 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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9 January 1880 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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11 October 1880 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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3 November 1880 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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8 November 1880 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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21 November 1880 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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1 January 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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2 January 1881 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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7 January [1881] |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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8 January 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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10 January 1881 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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29 January 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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9 July 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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12 July 1881 |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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18 October 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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23 November? 1881? |
C. Darwin TO A. R. Wallace |
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24 November 1881 |
A. R. Wallace TO C. Darwin |
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