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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 2 Dec 1892, re arrival of William's letter, his lodgings and work for Mr Laukert?; method of calculation of weight and volume of water; William's sister Violet; unexpected visit from the Bishop of Salisbury ("quite a jolly old cock") and Mrs Usherwood, conversing about Stonehenge and Canon Swayne's alpine garden; encloses card (not present) re William's (engineering?) certificate and medal. Notes: This letter when received was in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "General - domestic &c" with one to Annie Wallace; these were almost certainly selected by or for James Marchant for use in writing "A. R. Wallace Family Papers - Letters and Reminiscences" (1916) and have been relocated. |
