| Ref No | WP/1/3/22 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/22 |
| Title | Letter from Henry W Bates to Mrs Wallace (Mary Anne Wallace) |
| Description | Letter from Henry W Bates to Mrs Wallace (Mary Anne Wallace) from Pará, 13 Jun 1851 with news of the death of her son Edward (Herbert Edward) from yellow fever.
Name: Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Wallace, Mary Anne, born c 1789 died 1868
Wallace, Herbert Edward, c.1829-1851
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Miller, [ ], died 1851
Place: Pará Brazil
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 21. Accompanying note (destroyed) in Emma Bennett's, hand c. 2001; ' Letter to Mrs Wallace from Bates re death of Edwd Wallace.' Part of the text is missing where a hole has been torn below the remains of the seal. When a large phase box has been made the Melinex pocket needs to be replaced with larger size supplied by Kate Edmondson. PJL 19/12/02 |
| Date | 13 June 1851 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX5342 | Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist | 1825-1892 |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5344 | Miller; ? (-1851) | -1851 |
| PX5340 | Wallace; Herbert Edward (c1829-1851) | c1829-1851 |