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Ref NoWP/1/4/14
Alt Ref NoWP1/4/14
TitleAlfred Russel Wallace to Annie Wallace, from Derby House, Hailsham Road, Heathfield
DescriptionLetter, dated 'Saturday evening' ( annotated in an unknown hand '22 Jul 1900') re search for house and land [with Mr Swinton] , nearby Mayfield prettier and less built on; have seen an ideal farm with barns and orchards, have contacted agent; can visit area again in daughter Violet's holidays if farm lost.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, born c.1846
Wallace, Violet Isabel?, born 1869
Swinton, A C, fl 1891-1905
Place: Heathfield East Sussex England
Notes: Date is given in a pencil annotation. RECORD MODIFIED 22/7/03, 22/8/03, 15/9/03. OLD REF WP1/19/4/3 and later WP121/14. This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Houses and building' almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences' (London 1916).
Date[22 July 1900]
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM General Library
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PX473Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist1823-1913
PX5239Swinton; A C (fl 1891-1905)fl 1891-1905
PX5166Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace1846-1914
PX5168Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher1869-1945
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