| Ref No | WP/1/4/9 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/4/9 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to Annie Wallace, from Parkstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter, dated ' Saturday morning', annotated in pencil in an unknown hand '[1896]' but more likely to be c. Jul 1895 (See other letters to Annie around this date), re plans for her father (William Mitten) and Alfred Russel Wallace to tour in Switzerland after her return; expects many rare plants in the mountains, possibility of visiting Pilatus or Stanzenhorn, asks Annie to enquire about hotel rates there, and about a hotel in Lucerne for day of their arrival; regards to Bessie; asks for news of her tour and fellow-travellers; receipt of letter from Miss Jekyll enclosing an enquiry from another correspondent re effect of sea-air on plants at Lyme Regis; mosquitoes at Rhone glacier.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, born c.1846
Mitten, William, 1819-1906
Mitten, Bessie, fl 1893
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Place: Parkstone Dorset England Lyme Regis Dorset England Switzerland
Notes: 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 | [July 1895] |
| 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 |
| PX2511 | Mitten; William (1819-1906); Bryologist | 1819-1906 |
| PX5332 | Mitten; Bessie (fl 1893) | fl 1893 |
| PX5289 | Jekyll; Gertrude (1843-1932); Garden designer | 1843-1932 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |