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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his wife Annie, from The Hamilton, Washington DC, 3 Jan 1887, re arrival (from Boston) on Dec 31 in a snowstorm, stayed with Mr Riley the entomologist until a suitable room available, will stay at the Hamilton for next two or three months; instructions re A. R. Wallace's pension; Williams now has applications for many A. R. Wallace lectures; meeting with Prof Coues; accounts from MacMillan can be signed by Annie. Stamped envelope addressed to her at Frith Hill, Godalming and postmarked on the front Washington 3 Jan 1887 and on the back with two overlapping postmarks, one New York, the other Godalming? Some numbers (apparently two sums of money in LSD) are written on the back in ink in an unknown hand. Place: USA |
