| Ref No | WP/1/3/26 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/26 |
| Title | Letter from Richard Spruce to Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Description | Letter from Richard Spruce to Alfred Russel Wallace from San Carlos del Rio Negro, 2 Jul 1853, re Alfred Russel Wallace's shipwreck and lost specimens; threatened uprising by local Indians; plant collecting at San Jeronymo ( San Jeronimo); canoes on the Vuapes; steamers on the Amazon; Darwin and other English travellers; Chagas in prison; expected arrival of Antonio Diaz; publication of Spruce letters by Hooker; local women; plans for an expedition to the source of the Orinoco.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Spruce, Richard, 1817-1893
Antony, Henrique
Lima, Joao Antonio de
Chagas, [ ]
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
Hooker, Sir William Jackson, knight, 1785-1865
Diaz, Gregorio
Place: San Carlos del Rio Negro Brazil Orinoco river
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 24. 2 folios, blue paper. Melinex pocket needs to be replaced with larger size. PJL 19/12/02 |
| Date | 2 July 1853 |
| 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] |
| PX2508 | Spruce; Richard (1817-1893); Botanist | 1817-1893 | |
| PX5365 | Antony; Henrique (fl 1850); Businessman | fl 1850 | |
| PX5367 | Lima; Joao Antonio de (fl 1852); Trader in Brazil | fl 1852 | |
| PX5370 | Chagas; ? (fl 1853) | fl 1853 | |
| PX677 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809-1882); Naturalist | 1809-1882 | |
| PX5369 | Diaz; Gregorio (fl 1853) | fl 1853 | |
| PX5371 | Hooker; Sir; William Jackson (1785-1865); Knight; Botanist, Director Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 1785-1865 | |