| Ref No | WP/1/2/54 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/2/54 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter re recovery from damage to his eyesight, unable to read or write for previous month; Ma (Annie Wallace) reading papers to him, learning Poe's 'Farewell to Earth' by heart to pass the time; visit of Miss Heaton from Natal with a trap-door spider for Violet, can supply a chameleon if wanted; 'Clementina' [Clement Reid] has left for Corfe; rearrangement of furniture in study (sketch plan included).
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Violet, born 1869
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, fl 1890
Heaton, ?, Miss, fl 1894
Reid, Clement, 1853-1916
Place: Africa Dorset England |
| Date | 29 Oct 1894 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5466 | Heaton; ? (fl 1894) | fl 1894 |
| PX5557 | Reid; Clement (1853-1916); Geologist | 1853-1916 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |