| Ref No | WP/1/1/176 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/176 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William 23 Feb 1902, thanking him for information about acetylene gas supply, asks for address of 'Dargue' system London offices; Well Fireplace Co at Newcastle; progress of digging of foundations and making garden (at 'Old Orchard', Broadstone), rain likely to flood cellar excavations, plans for drainage; details of cement and brick supply; 'Well' 'Rational' and 'Teal' fires; altered plans for study; William's increase in salary; definition of and immorality of gambling.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Place: Parkstone Dorset England
Notes: Annotated in blue pencil on the first page in William Greenell Wallace's? hand "Gambling". OLD REF Political letters 1902 and 1911: WP1/19/8/1 |
| Date | 23 Feb 1902 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |