Letter from Richard Owen to William Allingham, August 20, 1875
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| Title | Letter from Richard Owen to William Allingham, August 20, 1875 |
| Creator | Owen, Richard |
| Date | 1875-08-20 |
| Description | One letter from English biologist and naturalist Richard Owen to William Allingham informing Allingham that he has returned the proof, marked 'prep'. Owen asks Allingham to make sure the quote from "In Memorium," is exact, and states that the first Shakespeare quote was taken from one of his Sonnets. Owen tells Allingham he does not require seeing the revisions, if all of the corrections he marked are made before being sent to the printer. In a post-script note, Owen mentions that a traveller in Madeira now here, objects to the statements in Allingham's act regarding the island in the last number. |
| Extent | 1 leaf, 2 pages |
| Dimensions | 17.8 x 22.7 cm. |
| Language | English |
| Geographic Subject | Ross-shire (Scotland) |
| Subject | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 |
| Genre Subject | Personal Correspondence |
| Collection Title | William Allingham Papers |
| Series | Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 2: Correspondence to William Allingham; |
| Container | Box 3, Folder 5: Owen, Richard to William Allingham, 1875 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| Acquisition Information | Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953 |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 0003_003_005_02 |
| Collection | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920 |
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