| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 9 Feb 1899 re William's letter from America describing Mack's (sic) machine; misinterpretation of Alfred Russel Wallace's letter, he does not think William wasting his time in America but should move somewhere more interesting; Alfred Russel Wallace's health better, asthmatic cough going away; planting in garden; search for details of Wallace Scottish ancestors and Greenell family for autobiography, information from headmaster of Hertford Grammar School; fate of three family portraits, Mr and Mrs Gorringe, the current owners of one of the architect William Greenell refuse permission for it to be photographed, asks William to intercede on his return; Miss Evans wants American stamps; William's finances; Socialism in America.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913ARW
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Wallace, Sir William, of Ellerslie, 1272-1305
Greenell, John, 1717-1797
Greenell, William, 1720-1791
Greenell, John, 1745-1824
Wilson, Mrs, née Greenell, fl 1840?
Roberts, Eliza, fl 1856
Gorringe, Mrs, née O'Hara, fl 1899
MacAlpine, G A , fl 1893-1905
Gorringe, Mr, fl 1899
Place: Parkstone Dorset England USA
Notes: 2 folios. RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/03 OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/24 |