| Ref No | WP/1/4/7 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/4/7 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Annie Wallace, from Grimsel Hospice, Switzerland |
| Description | Postcard, dated 'Thursday evening', postmarked 12 Jul 1895, re walk (with William Mitten) over Grimsel Pass, collecting Soldanellas and a Primula, plants boxed and sent off; plans to walk to Handeck to botanise and see a fine waterfall.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, born c.1846
Mitten, William, 1819-1906
Notes: Small piece torn out on right but text intact. RECORD MODIFIED 22/7/03, 22/8/0, 15/9/03. OLD REF WP1/19/7/1and later WP1/21/9.This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Excursions &c.' almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences (London 1916). |
| Date | 12 July 1895 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Postcard |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX2511 | Mitten; William (1819-1906); Bryologist | 1819-1906 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |