| Ref No | WP/1/3/40 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/40 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to Fanny (Mrs Thomas Sims) |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to Fanny (Mrs Thomas Sims) from Macassar, 10 Dec 1856 re arrival of letters from home; birth of first niece or nephew; expense of Sims's rent and financial burden to his mother; departure for Aru in two days time; diet on Aru, list of food stores to be taken, scarcity of fowl, will eat Birds of Paradise and Kangaroo; friends and family; Eliza Roberts's moustache.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Sims, Frances, née Wallace, died 1893
Wallace, Mary Anne, born c 1789 died 1868
Sims, Thomas, fl 1850
Stevens, Samuel
Silk, George C, fl 1892
Roberts, Eliza
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 38 |
| Date | 10 Dec 1856 |
| 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 |
| PX5292 | Sims; Thomas (1826-1910); Photographer | 1826-1910 |
| PX5343 | Stevens; Samuel (fl 1850-1890) | fl 1850-1890 |
| PX5291 | Silk; George C (fl 1840-1892); Childhood friend of Alfred Russel Wallace | fl 1840-1892 |
| PX5339 | Sims; Frances (1812-1893); Mrs | 1812-1893 |
| PX5390 | Roberts; Eliza (fl 1856) | fl 1856 |
| PX5173 | Wallace; Mary Anne (c1789-1868); née Greenell | c1789-1868 |