| Ref No | WP/1/5/26 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/5/26 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his wife Annie |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his wife Annie from Cincinnati, 22 Apr 1887 describing the countryside around Cincinnati and the spring flowers in the woods, with botanical and common names; flower roots sent to Miss Jekyll; instructions to let the house (in England) for up to six months if possible; money earned from lectures, lectures scheduled in Bloomington Indiana, Sioux City Iowa and Kansas but no others so far; possibility of travelling to California if a lecture can be given in San Francisco; Diphtheria; enclosing press cuttings with instructions to keep any sent together as they may be useful material for a book; enclosing a Canadian stamp and a hunting story [press cutting] for Willie (neither present).
Press cutting headlined 'Colors in Animals. Their uses clearly explained' reporting on Alfred Russel Wallace's lecture at Smith & Nixon's Hall, Cincinnati; annotated in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'Cincinnati Enquirer Ap 23/87 A bad lamp! Which went out in the mid of the lecture!!!'
Press cutting from 'The Post' undated (c. Apr 1887) headlined 'Dr. Wallace. A scientist of world-wide reputation in Cincinnati' with brief details of Wallace, metioning his opinion of Henry George in relation to land monopoly and his forthcoming lecture at Smith & Nixon's Hall.
Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace Frith Hill Godalming England, postmarked on the front Cincinnati 23 Apr 1887 and on the back New [York] 24 Apr 1887 and Godalming 6 May 1887; annotated on the back at the bottom edge in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand 'I sent letter with Pension Certificate from Washington - April 6th.'
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, born c.1846
Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
George, Henry, 1839-1897 |
| Date | 22 Apr 1887 |
| 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 |
| PX5289 | Jekyll; Gertrude (1843-1932); Garden designer | 1843-1932 |
| PX677 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809-1882); Naturalist | 1809-1882 |
| PX5725 | George; Henry (1839-1897) | 1839-1897 |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 |