| Ref No | WP/1/1/179 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/179 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 18 Oct 1902 re progress of house building; extra expense and days lost through replacement of faulty windows, re-hanging a door, missing door locks and window glass of wrong thickness (ink sketches of windows and door latches on two pages) ; bills of £120 this month, economy needed; bookshelves fitted in study but no shelves elsewhere, house full of unpacked crates; work on garden and greenhouse; sheep, cattle and horses nibbling plants; 'Manx Codlen' and 'Northern Greening' apples in orchard; teak front door begun; parrot now well and beginning to talk.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Curtis, Percy, fl 1901-1902
Place: Broadstone Dorset England
Notes: 2 folios. RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/03 OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/13 |
| Date | 18 Oct 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 |
| PX5186 | Curtis; Percy (fl 1901-1902) | fl 1901-1902 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |