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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from The Hamilton Hotel, Washington DC, 16 Jan 1887 re newspaper reports of snow in England; snow in Washington, sleighs on the streets; stone artefacts from grave mounds displayed in American museums (ink sketch of five of these on p. 2 of letter); museum's orang-utan display; encloses some amusing cuttings (not present) from American papers; urges William to apply himself to carpentry lessons at school. "William Greenell Wallace" is written on the back of the letter in A. R. Wallace's hand. Place: Washington DC USA Notes: This was in the same envelope as a letter to Annie Wallace, 23 Feb 1887 (See WP1/20) when listed. |
