| Ref No | WP/1/3/23 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/23 |
| Title | Letter from Henry W Bates to Mr Sims (husband of Frances Wallace) |
| Description | Letter from Henry W Bates to Mr Sims (husband of Frances Wallace) from Pará, 18 Oct 1851 re the death of Edward Herbert Wallace and the disposal of his effects, including his insect collections.
Name: Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Sims, Thomas, fl 1850
Sims, Frances, née Wallace, died 1893
Stevens, Samuel
Miller, ?, died 1851
Place: Pará Brazil
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 21. Accompanying small brown envelope, empty, (destroyed) labelled in an unknown hand: 'Oct 1851 | H. W. Bates to Mrs Wallace (& Mrs [sic] Sims) about Herbert's death'. 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 | 18 Oct 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 |
| PX5292 | Sims; Thomas (1826-1910); Photographer | 1826-1910 |
| PX5343 | Stevens; Samuel (fl 1850-1890) | fl 1850-1890 |
| PX5339 | Sims; Frances (1812-1893); Mrs | 1812-1893 |
| PX5344 | Miller; ? (-1851) | -1851 |
| PX5340 | Wallace; Herbert Edward (c1829-1851) | c1829-1851 |