| Ref No | WP/1/3/45 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/45 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to G C Silk |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to G C Silk, from Batchian, Moluccas, 30 Nov 1858 re love of solitude; complimentary remarks by Lyell and Hooker on his paper published in the August Linnean; dislike of politics; news from India; journals and books including 'Tristram Shandy'and novels of Dumas; ethnology; marriage; sending an article on 'Smoke' for the Athenaeum.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Silk, George C, fl 1892
Latham, Robert Gordon, 1812-1888
?, Davis
Pritchard, James C
Lawrence, William
Dumas, Alexander, 1802-1870
Place: Amazon Batchian Moluccas England New Guinea Switzerland
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 43 |
| Date | 30 Nov 1858 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| 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 |
| PX5378 | Latham; Robert Gordon (1812-1888); Ethnologist and philologist | 1812-1888 |
| PX5361 | Pritchard; James C (fl 1813-1845?) | fl 1813-1845? |
| PX5360 | Lawrence; Sir; William (1783-1867); 1st Baronet; Surgeon | 1783-1867 |
| PX5405 | Dumas; Alexander (1802-1870) | 1802-1870 |
| PX5406 | Davis; ? (fl 1858) | fl 1858 |