| Ref No | WP/1/4/1 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/4/1 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Annie Wallace, from Waldron Edge, Croydon |
| Description | Letter, dated 'Tuesday evening', annotated in pencil in an unknown hand 'May 1879', re mild weather; son William's cough; visit from George Silk, playing chess, visiting Stevens to play billiards; primula japonicus; reaction of kitten to new surroundings; asks for a letter from Violet.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Place: Croydon England
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 22/7/03, 22/8/03, 15/9/03. OLD REF. WP1/19/2/1 and later WP1/21/1. This letter when received was in a paper folder labelled [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'General - domestic &c' with one to William; these were almost certainly selected by or for James Marchant for use in writing 'Alfred Russel Wallace - Letters and Reminiscences' ( London 1916) and have been relocated. |
| Date | [1879] |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |