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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie from Parkstone, Dorset, 29 Jun 1895 re arrival of her letter from Grindenwald, is preparing for journey (with her father William Mitten), asks her for guide book with maps and to ensure Mitten's boots well nailed, will visit Meiringen and other places on Annie's recommendation; Dr Allman's gardener to care for orchids in A. R. Wallace's absence; visit from Comerford Casey and his daughter, visit by George Silk; visit by a student of Spiritualism and his wife who went into a trance and behaved as various characters including A. R. Wallace's mother, photographs taken, possibly (a spirit) may be seen. Stamped envelope addressed to Mrs Wallace c/o W. Mitten, Hurstpierpoint Sussex, postmarked on the form Parkstone 29 Jun 1895. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Sussex Switzerland Notes: OLD REF WP1/19/6/1 and WP1/21/4 This letter was previously filed in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "Examd Not wanted" almost certainly selected for J. Marchant when writing A. R. Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences" (London 1916). |
