| Ref No | WP/1/1/20 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/20 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset, 5 Mar 1893 re sending £20 for William's birthday; family health; arrival of a circular from college [Finsbury Technical College]; Violet going to Liverpool to interview for a teaching position in a girl's school, salary offered, advantages of living in Liverpool; Alfred Russel Wallace's purchase of Chambers' Encyclopaedia; new stamp album; Alfred Russel Wallace's article on 'Inaccessible Valleys' in the 'Nineteenth Century', re-reading 'Lorna Doone'; complete works of Dickens for Ma's (William's mother Annie Wallace) birthday and Scott's novels for Violet; Ponton's shilling pin-hole camera.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Place: Dorset England Charlton West Sussex
Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 19 |
| Date | 5 Mar 1893 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 | |