| Ref No | WP/1/4/11 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/4/11 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Annie Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter re his tour in Switzerland and return journey, hoping her trip was as enjoyable; orchids and garden generally in good condition but orchids from Singapore mostly dead and smashed due to bad packing; belladonna lilies in beautiful flower, greenhouse a bower; news of Miss Armstrong, General and Miss Dunn, Mr Sharpe and the Jacombs; letter from son William; love to Violet and all the Mitten family.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, born c.1846
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Armstrong, Miss, fl 1903
Dunn, [ ], General, fl 1896
Sharpe, J W, fl 1890
[Jacomb], [ ], fl 1896
Place: Parkstone Dorset England Switzerland
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 22/7/03, 22/8/03, 15/9/03. OLD REF WP1/19/3/5 and later WP1/21/11. This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Gardening' almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences" (London 1916). |
| Date | 29 Aug 1896 |
| 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 |
| PX5163 | Sharpe; J W (fl 1890) | fl 1890 |
| PX5473 | Dunn; ? (fl 1896); General | fl 1896 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |
| PX570 | Flower; Sir; William Henry (30 Nov 1831-1899); Zoologist; Director of the British Museum (Natural History) | 30 Nov 1831-1899 |