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From A. R. Wallace   10 May 1864

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On the Borneo cave exploration.

ARW will send his contribution to theory of origin of man. The vast mental and cranial differences between man and apes, whereas structural differences in other parts of body are small. The problem of explaining diversity of human races along with the stability of man’s form during all historical epochs. Discussion with "Anthropologicals" [following reading of ARW’s paper, "The origin of human races", before the Anthropological Society, 1 Mar 1864].

Author:  Alfred Russel Wallace
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  10 May 1864
Classmark:  DAR 106: B12–13
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4490

From Henry Trimen   10 May 1864

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Cannot give information about the box of Oxalis bulbs that his brother [Roland Trimen] has forwarded to CD.

Author:  Henry Trimen
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  10 May 1864
Classmark:  DAR 178: 183
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4491