Letter from Thomas Spencer Cobbold to E Walford

84 Wimpole Street
Sunday July 21

My dear Mr Walford,

Neither the heat not
the Sabbath, nor proofs to correct, nor weariness,
nor a patient momentarily
expecting me have prevented
my fulfilling the promise
made to you yesterday.

I trust the article
just written is the sort
of thing required, but
I wish you to understand
that the resources of


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my pew[?], in this relation,
are practically illimitable
& can be further
utilised either up
or down to any
required standard
of high or popular
science, as the case [previous 3 words underlined]
may be [previous 2 words underlined}.

You will be oblige
me by transmitting
the M.S. to its


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proper destination &
securing for it
more consideration
than literary men usually
give to Scientific
contributions.

I trust you were not
too fatigued yesterday after
the long walk home!
Give my kind regards to
Mrs Walford s.v.p.
& believe me ever,
Yours truly
T. Spencer Cobbold

E. Walford Esq.