| Ref No | WP/1/5/3 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/5/3 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his daughter Violet |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his daughter Violet from The Quincy hotel, Boston, 2 Nov 1886 re his first public lecture, rehearsals at Loughton and Farncombe useful, cut sections following advice of Mr Marshall, enclosing a newspaper and press cuttings (not present), report on lecture brief because today is election day; tour along Hudson and to West Point Military college with Mr Browne, spectacular scenery including basalt cliffs 'The Palisades' along the river (with ink sketch of cliffs with a sailing boat on the river below); colourful autumn foliage; details of hotel food including 'shaker apple-sauce'; tram cars in Boston; meeting with Spiritualist doctor Nichols, invited to visit; plans to visit botanist Asa Gray at Cambridge tomorrow; discovery of a chess club and plans to play.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, [Violet Isabel] , born 1869
Browne, A G, fl 1886
Marshall, J W, fl 1903
Nichols, [ ], fl 1886
Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
Place: Boston Massachusetts USA |
| Date | 2 Nov 1886 |
| 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 |
| PX5724 | Browne; A G (fl 1886); American journalist | fl 1886 |
| PX5200 | Marshall; J W (fl 1903) | fl 1903 |
| PX5746 | Nichols; ? (fl 1886); Dr | fl 1886 |
| PX5766 | Gray; Asa (1810-1888); Botanist | 1810-1888 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |