| Ref No | WP/1/2/83 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/2/83 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Violet Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter re the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (diagram enclosed -see WP1/2/84); death of (Henry Walter) Bates; chess games with Miss West, Mr Pocock and Mr Linton; visit by the Sharpes and Mrs Besant; Mrs Besant's lectures; Miss Webb; plays Hamlet and Henry VIII.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Violet, born 1869
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Besant, Annie, née Morris 1847-1933
Sharpe, J W, fl 1890
Webb, Miss, fl 1902
Place: Dorset England
Notes: Date originally read as 1897, but Bates died in 1892 and date on enclosed sketch is clearly 1892. Annotated in pencil in an unknown hand (or possibly Alfred Russel Wallace's) 'Mrs Besant'. Enclosure: sketch diagram of relative positions of Earth, Venus and Jupiter in Feb 1892. Separately entered as record WP1/2/84 |
| Date | 21 Feb 1892 |
| 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 |
| PX5342 | Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist | 1825-1892 |
| PX5287 | Besant; Annie (1847-1933); née Wood, Theosophist, Educationist and Indian Politician | 1847-1933 |
| PX5163 | Sharpe; J W (fl 1890) | fl 1890 |
| PX5176 | Webb (fl 1902); Miss | fl 1902 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |