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Envelope addressed to Alfred R. Wallace LLD, Parkstone, Dorsetshire, England, with stamp cut out, part postmark: Stock[ton] [Stockton], 1892. Cal., (day date illegible) on front, New York Jul 5 1892 and Parkstone Jy 14 92 on back. Annotated in pencil (by A. R. Wallace?) "Notes on Working Men in 1835-45". CONTENTS: Ms in John Wallace's hand, headed "The Work problem 50 years ago by a Worker" with notes on the wages and conditions for builders' labourers in London from 1835-1845. The letter is from A. R. Wallace's brother John Wallace, Stockton (California) Jun 30 1892, to A. R. Wallace, commenting on his ms and the problem of alcoholism in the working classes in the past. Place: Parkstone Dorset England USA Notes: Ms is 1 lined folio, foolscap size when folded. |
