| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset, 18 Nov 1892 re William starting work at Woolwich, advising him on type and cost of lodgings, behaviour at work and need to thank Davis, Meldola and Professor Thompson for help; orchids from Natal received from Canon Usherwood; work on index to Australia book (presumably Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel. Australasia, Vol.1, Australia and New Zealand. New Issue, London 1893); Prof Perry's book on spinning tops; Ma's (William's mother Annie Wallace) visit to Malvern; Mr Ponton's pin-hole photography in France; Mrs Crump; Aunt Fanny.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, fl 1890
Davis, [ ], fl 1858
Meldola, Raphael, 1849-1915
Thompson, Darcy, fl 1892
Usherwood, [ ], fl 1893
Perry, [ ], fl 1903
Ponton, Mungo, fl 1892
Crump, Mrs [ ] fl 1889
Sims, Frances, née Wallace, died 1893
Place: Australia Dorset Malvern Worcestershire England
Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:16 |