| Ref No | WP/1/3/77 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/77 |
| Title | Letter from Herbert Edward Wallace to his sister Fanny |
| Description | Letter from Herbert Edward Wallace to his sister Fanny and his mother (Mary Anne Wallace) from Barra de Rio Negro, 30 Aug (1850?) re his brother Alfred Russel Wallace's departure up the Rio Negro; his own plan to spend two months collecting specimens for sale in order to repay Alfred Russel Wallace's loan of £10; plans to leave for England, expecting to be home at Christmas.
Name: Wallace, Herbert Edward, c.1829-1851
Sims, Frances, née Wallace, died 1893
Wallace, Mary Anne, born c 1789 died 1868
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Notes: See WP1/3/88, for details of annotated 1904 envelope in which this letter was stored when received at the NHM. |
| Date | 30 Aug [1850] |
| 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 |
| PX5339 | Sims; Frances (1812-1893); Mrs | 1812-1893 |
| PX5340 | Wallace; Herbert Edward (c1829-1851) | c1829-1851 |
| PX5173 | Wallace; Mary Anne (c1789-1868); née Greenell | c1789-1868 |