| Ref No | WP/1/1/168 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/168 |
| 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, dated 25 Jan 1901 but almost certainly written 1902 (see other letters on house building) re progress of house building [at 'Old Orchard', Broadstone], workmen's shop put up in grounds by Percy Curtis who will mark foundations next week and begin excavating; Mr Donkin says plans ready to send to Mr Barnes and building committee; water mains laid to main road; greenhouse ordered from Cooper; plans to put stove under house to warm both it and greenhouse; William to remember acetylene and fire-brick; sending books 'Kim' and one on Anglo-Saxon history, opinions of both.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Curtis, Percy, fl 1901-1902
Donkin, Mr, fl 1902
Barnes, [ ], fl 1901
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard, 1856-1936
Place: Broadstone Dorset England Parkstone Dorset England
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/03 OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/4 |
| Date | [25 Jan 1902] |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5186 | Curtis; Percy (fl 1901-1902) | fl 1901-1902 |
| PX458 | Kipling; Joseph Rudyard (1856-1936) | 1856-1936 |
| PX5185 | Donkin; Mr ? (fl 1902) | fl 1902 |