| Ref No | WP/1/1/164 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/164 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 23 Dec 1898 re drainage work on house; sale of Dr Allman's house; detailed advice on where William and Mac should go while in America, recommending visit to William's aunt and uncle (Mary and John Wallace) in California, cousin Herbert Assistant Engineer of Southern Railway and may get them work or rail passes; urges William to write a book on his return; recommends Wyckoff's articles on 'The Workers' in Scribner's Magazine; birthday and new year greetings.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913ARW
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
MacAlpine, G A, fl 1893- 1905
Wallace, John, 1819-1895
Wallace, Mary, Née Webster
Wallace, Herbert, born c. 1858-63
Allman, George James, 1812-1898
Wyckoff, Walter Augustus, 1865-1908
Place: New Zealand Parkstone Dorset England USA
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/03 OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/23 |
| Date | 23 Dec 1898 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX5338 | Wallace; John (1819-1895) | 1819-1895 |
| PX5384 | Wallace; Mary (fl 1855-1898); née Webster | fl 1855-1898 |
| PX2071 | Allman; George James (1812-1898); Botanist and zoologist | 1812-1898 |
| PX5696 | Wyckoff; Walter Augustus (1865-1908); Lecturer in Sociology and political economy | 1865-1908 |
| PX5244 | MacAlpine; G A (fl 1893-1905) | fl 1893-1905 |
| PX5305 | Allman (fl 1893); Physician | fl 1893 |
| PX5419 | Wallace; Herbert (c1858-1863) | c1858-1863 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |