| Ref No | WP/1/3/27 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/27 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to George Silk |
| Description | Copy in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand of letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to George Silk, from on board of the steamer Euxine, Mediterranean, 19 Mar 1854, continued on the steamer Bengal, Red Sea, 26 Mar (1854), re journey to Alexandria; life on board ship, fellow travellers, anti-cholera precautions at Gibraltar, Cairo, the desert, Alexandria, donkey drivers.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Silk, George C, fl 1892
Allen, Charles, born c. 1838
Place: Alexandria Egypt Cairo Egypt Goa India Gibraltar Suez Egypt
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 25. 2 folios, blue paper. Folios were stitched at centre fold with white cotton. Stitches removed December 2002 by PJL |
| Date | 19-26 Mar 1854 |
| 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 |
| PX5291 | Silk; George C (fl 1840-1892); Childhood friend of Alfred Russel Wallace | fl 1840-1892 |
| PX5373 | Allen; Charles (fl 1838); Assistant to Alfred Russel Wallace in Malaya | fl 1838 |