NHM-WP01.002.107    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Mary née Webster, Wallace May  1898.03.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 31 Mar 1898, re her proposal to bring a child to stay at Parkstone; instructions for packing goods for rail transport; proposed trip to Germany and learning the German language; letter from her brother William in Denver; aunt Wallace (Mary Wallace, wife of John) and cousin May coming (from America) for a month; joke about a child's view of God. Place: Denver Colorado USA Dorset England Germany

NHM-WP01.002.109    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie née Mitten  1898.06.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 8 Jun 1898, re Violet's expenses; oblique references to a letter, a photo and a lost key; A. R. Wallace's book ("The Wonderful Century") published today. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.111    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Mary née Webster, Wallace May, Hicks ?, MacAlpine G A, Maclaren Ian, Watson John, Archer ? Mrs, Scott ? Mr  1898.08.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Parkstone, Dorset 13 Aug 1898, re her journey to Blankenhain, with detailed questions about accommodation, people and food; news from her brother William in America re Mac, Hicks, camping and travel in a covered waggon; Vaccination Bill in House of Lords, sending copy of report in the "Chronicle"; reviews of A. R. Wallace's book, letter from Ian Mclaren (John Watson?); visits from Mrs Archer and Mr Scott; the Wallaces (Violet's aunt Mary and cousin May) to visit. Place: America Dorset England Germany

NHM-WP01.002.113    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Schulz ?, Tebb Mr., Dunn ? General, Dunn ? Mr  1898.09.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 8 Sep 1898, re fate of Ma's (Annie Wallace) letter and parcel; the Schulz's move from Blankenhain to Possneck; learning the German language; letter from her brother William (in America) re camping, hunting, and breakdown of waggon; A. R. Wallace's letter on vaccination in the "Parkstone Reminder" sent by Mr Tebb to several newspapers and printed in "The Times", copies to be distributed; visits by junior and senior Dunn families; the "Clarion"; the "Daily Chronicle" on victory at Khartoum. Place: America Dorset England Sudan

NHM-WP01.002.115    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Mary Née Webster, Dorey? William, De Rougemont Louis (Louis Grin), Beckett Ernest William Lord Grimthorpe, Chant Florence Miss  1898.10.13   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 13 Oct 1898, re sending letters; newspapers on De Rougemont; letter from her brother William in America; Californian edition by William Dorey? of "Omar Khayam" from Mrs Wallace of Stockton (Violet's aunt Mary) first edition of "Wonderful Century" , 2000 copies almost sold out, 1000 more to be printed; Lord Grimthorpe; photographic portraits of A. R. Wallace by Miss Chant, including one for an American magazine. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.117    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Hudson William Henry, Geikie Sir Archibald, Spruce Richard, Ackland ? Mr  1898.12.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 1 Dec 1898, re a melancholy letter (from Germany?) from her; news of William in America; reading "On the face of the waters" and "The Red badge of courage"; visit from Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in "Saturday Review" on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; the "Clarion". Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in blue pencil in an unknown hand "W H Hudson"

NHM-WP01.002.119    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, D'Arcy Miss  1899.01.23   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 23 Jan 1899, re her birthday; drainage work; visit from Miss D'Arcy; Swanley Gardening College and gardening as a profession for women; news of her brother William who has sent the mounted head of a deer; "Clarion" and "Chronicle". Place: California USA Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.121    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet  1899.03.08   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 8 Mar 1899, re possibility of teaching posts for her in Cardiff or Oxted and school visits in Jena (Germany); sending her a copies of the "Humanitarian", an Anglo-Russian paper and a German psychical paper; writing an article on an Irish cooperative farm to illustrate socialism and an article for the "Fortnightly"; "Wonderful Century" not yet in German; comparison of the "Maha Bharata" and the "Iliad"; unidentifiable beetle; English tea. Place: Dorset England Germany Wales

NHM-WP01.002.123    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Pease Mr  1899.06.29   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 29 Jun 1899, re her new teaching post, with detailed advice on a formal agreement re salary and conditions to be drawn up by Mr Pease, and advising her to leave if this is not done; sending some frogbit and Villarsin. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.125    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Carter Mr  1900.03.12   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 12 Mar 1900, re Carter's Estates, possibility of buying a new house suitable for use as a dwelling and a school, her brother William's investigation of houses in Cranleigh,Horsham and Basingstoke; Mr Carter' s purchase of a large farm near Oxford and his plans to build a model settlement or small garden city on it, including public access to wild land. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.127    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Paterson ?, Wimborne  1901.10.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 25 Oct 1901 re purchase of land at Broadstone, interview with Lord Wimborne's agent Mr Paterson, and detailed description of site, vegetation and views over Poole Harbour, the Purbeck hills and Old Harry Rocks; Violet's visit at half-term and possibility of looking at land for Miss B... (and Violet?) at Fordingbridge. Place: Dorset England Hampshire

NHM-WP01.002.129    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Curtis Percy  1902.05.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 25 May 1902, re visits to Broadstone several times a week, planting of water-lilies in (Broadstone?) garden pond, progress of building cellar, furnace, and fireplace, "Monogram" for front chimney; merits of different types of wood panel, details to be arranged with Mr Curtis Senior. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.002.131    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, ? Eleanor?, Macmillan & Co , Lodge Sir Oliver, Shaw George Bernard, Kropotkin Peter Alexeivich Prince, Haeckel Ernst, Fisher Arabella Burton (née Buckley), ? Reginald  1905.12.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 31 Dec 1905, re Eleanor's postal address; progress of drainage work; Macmillan's magazines "Temple Bar" and "Macmillans"; Oliver Lodge on Shaw's "Major Barbara" in the "Clarion"; Kropotkin on the Russian people; book criticising Haeckel; regards to Mrs Fisher; letter sent to Reggie. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.004    Correspondence:   Wallace Mary Anne, Draper Miss, Greenell John, Wilson Thomas, Wilson? Martha  1835.08.12   Letter from Mary Anne Wallace (signed with illegible initials) to Miss Draper, from Hertford, 12 Aug 1835, re Mr Wilson's financial difficulties, consequent loss of legacies owed to the Wallace children, and opinion that Miss Draper's father, as the co-executor of John Greenell's will, may be liable to pay them; stoppage of interest payments, pressing debts; asking Miss Draper to intercede, her father being ill. Place: England Hertford Hertfordshire Notes: No in contents list: 2. Annotated in ink possibly in A. R. Wallace's hand "Letter from Mrs. Wallace to Miss Draper (August 1835) about Mr Wilson's bankruptcy & Mr Draper's joint Executorship under Mr John Greenell's Will". The ink annotations are over and mostly obscuring earlier pencilled annotations with apparently similar text which includes question marks.

NHM-WP01.003.006    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace John, Wallace William G, Hill Sir Rowland, Wright Samuel, Frost John,  1840.01.11   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his brother John, from Kington, 11 Jan 1840, re the Penny Post, including a poem on the subject; John's membership of the Literary Society; Chartist trials at Monmouth; description of lodgings and Mr and Mrs Wright. Place: England Kington Herefordshire and Worcester Notes: Letter no in contents list: 4

NHM-WP01.003.008    Correspondence:   Wallace Thomas Vere, Sims Frances née Wallace  1841.06.[24]   Letter from her father T V Wallace, to Fanny (Frances Wallace) from Hoddesdon, 24? Jun 1841, wishing her a happy birthday. Place: England Hoddesdon Hertfordshire Notes: Letter no in contents list: 6. Seal present. Edge and internal tears. Date may be "21st".

NHM-WP01.003.010    Correspondence:   Wallace William G, Sims Frances née Wallace  1844.08.08   Letter from W G (William George?) Wallace to Fanny (Frances Wallace) from Neath, 8 Aug 1844 re his new lodgings and hope for work; asking after friends in Hertford; wishing her a pleasant voyage and advising her to get some creosote for toothache. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 8

NHM-WP01.003.012    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Dilwyn Mr,  1846.05.03   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H Bates, from Neath, 3 May 1846, re coleoptera specimens wanted from Bates's list, specimens he has available for exchange; sending a tracing of a map showing Crymlin (Crymlyn) Burrows, geology and plants there; Neath and Swansea valleys including a small ink sketch; plans to collect in Swansea area; Dilwyn's catalogue of Swansea coleoptera; entomological pins and microscopes. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Swansea Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 10. List gives year incorrectly as 1845. 2 folios each in separate melinex pocket.

NHM-WP01.003.014    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Shuckard William Edward,  1845.10.03   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Mr Bates, from Neath, Glamorganshire, 3 Oct 1845 re failure to collect many insects while surveying land in Wales; list of duplicate specimens; purchase of Shuckard's "Coleoptera". Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 12

NHM-WP01.003.016    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Chambers Robert  1845.11.09   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Henry Bates, from Neath, 9 Nov 1845 re arrival of beetles from Bates; design and cost of insect cabinets and storage boxes; "Vestiges of the natural history of Creation". Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 14

NHM-WP01.003.018    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter  1846.08.00   Letter to H Bates from Neath, Aug 1846 (no day date) re lack of response to sending of insects and letter two months earlier; current scarcity of insects near Neath; arrival of lepidoptera from a friend in Georgia, USA, including sketch of Bombyx (moth); death of lepidoptera larvae collected. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Georgia USA Notes: Letter no in contents list: 16

NHM-WP01.003.020    Correspondence:   Wallace Herbert Edward, Spruce Richard, Wallace Alfred Russel, Antony Henrique, Joaquim Manuel, King Robert  1850.12.29   Letter from Edward Wallace (Herbert Edward) to Richard Spruce, from Serpa, 29 Dec 1850, re waiting for a passage to England; clothes left at Barra to be forwarded; speculation on Spruce's plans, regards to Mr King. Place: Serpa Pinto Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 19. Addressed "Dear Sir", annotated in red pencil in an unknown hand "To Dr Spruce" and in lead pencil, possibly in A. R. Wallace's hand "H.E.W. to Dr Spruce Dec 1850"

NHM-WP01.003.022    Correspondence:   Bates Henry Walter, Wallace Mary Anne, Wallace Herbert Edward, Wallace Alfred Russel, Miller ?  1851.06.13   Letter from Henry W Bates to Mrs Wallace (Mary Anne Wallace) from Pará, 13 Jun 1851 with news of the death of her son Edward (Herbert Edward) from yellow fever. Place: Pará Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 21. Accompanying note (destroyed) in Emma Bennett's, hand c. 2001; " Letter to Mrs Wallace from Bates re death of Edwd Wallace." Part of the text is missing where a hole has been torn below the remains of the seal.

NHM-WP01.003.024    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Spruce Richard, Stevens Samuel, Loddiges Conrad  1854.09.19   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Richard Spruce, from on board the brig Jordensen and from London, 19 Sep 1852-5 Oct 1852, re the burning and sinking of ship Helen off Brazil, his rescue and voyage to London, the loss of his collections, insurance, and future plans; news of Crystal Palace exhibition. Place: Deal London Pará Brazil Letter no in contents list: 22. Addressed in A. R. Wallace's hand to "Illms. Senr. Ricardo Spruce, Pará, Brazil, to be forwarded without delay." The address has been crossed through and replaced, in another hand, with "Rio Negro [cundango] Henrique Antony." 2 folded folios, the first blue paper, the second slightly larger cream. Folio 2 is annotated in pencil in an unknown hand near the address: "A. R. Wallace to R Spruce Sep 19, 1852". Two associated loose notes (destroyed ) in Emma Bennett's hand: "Wallace to Spruce re shipwreck | Important!" and "1st page of letter to spruce re shipwreck."

NHM-WP01.003.026    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Spruce Richard, Antony Henrique, Lima Joao Antonio de, Chagas ?, Darwin Charles Robert, Hooker Sir William Jackson, Diaz Gregorio  1853.07.02   Letter from Richard Spruce to A. R. Wallace from San Carlos del Rio Negro, 2 Jul 1853, re A. R. Wallace's shipwreck and lost specimens; threatened uprising by local Indians; plant collecting at San Jeronymo ( San Jeronimo); canoes on the Vuapes; steamers on the Amazon; Darwin and other English travellers; Chagas in prison; expected arrival of Antonio Diaz; publication of Spruce letters by Hooker; local women; plans for an expedition to the source of the Orinoco. Place: San Carlos del Rio Negro Brazil Orinoco river Notes: Letter no in contents list: 24. 2 folios, blue paper

NHM-WP01.003.028    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Allen Charles, Stevens Samuel, Hamilton Gray & Co  1854.04.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother (Mary Anne Wallace) from Singapore, 30 Apr 1854 re arrival in Singapore; town and population; Bukit Tima (Timah) Mission; butterflies; boxes due on ship Eliza Thornton; broken watch; instructions to Samuel Stevens. Notes: Letter no in contents list: 26

NHM-WP01.003.030    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Allen Charles  1854.07.[02]   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother (Mary Anne Wallace) from the jungle near Malacca, 2? Jul 1854, re sea journey from Singapore; living conditions in Malacca; employment of servants; French missionaries; Chinese farmers; Charles Allen's progress as assistant; birds and monkeys; plans to visit Cambodia. Place: Malacca Malaya Notes: Letter no in contents list: 28

NHM-WP01.003.032    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Wilson C A, Wilson? Algernon, Allen Charles, Brooke Sir James, Silk George C  1854.09.30   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother (Mary Anne Wallace) from Singapore, 30 Sep 1854 on arrival from Malacca, re attack of fever in Malacca, quinine treatment; insects and birds collected in Malacca; ascent of Mount Ophir; arrival of post including and letters from Adelaide, Australia; arrival of newspapers, instruments, repaired watch and food from England ; basket of food spoiled by insects, better to use soldered tin box; visit to Sir James Brooke; plans to visit Sarawak; friends and family; continued carelessness of assistant Charles. Place: Australia, Malacca Malaya, Sarawak, Singapore Malaya, Mount Ophir Malaya Notes: Letter no in contents list: 30

NHM-WP01.003.034    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Thomas, ? Edward, Allen Charles, Wallace John, Wallace Mary, Wallace Mary Anne, Pfeiffer Ida, Page Bacon & Co  1855.06.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Fanny, (Mrs Thomas Sims), from Ladong River, Sarawak, 25 Jun 1855 re Thomas Sims's photography business; Stevens's proposal to send A. R. Wallace an assistant, desirable qualities in an assistant, Charles's deficiencies; Madame Pfeiffer's insect collection; news of Australian Expedition (A C Gregory Northern Australian?); arrival of new missionary from England; wanting a shoe last; wanting news of John and Mary in California; collapse of Page, Bacon and Co; Dyak's delight in musical box. Place: California USA Sarawak Notes: Letter no in contents list: 32. 2 folios NAMES TO BE COMPLETED, PJL 3/1/03

NHM-WP01.003.036    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Wallace John, Brooke Sir James, Silk George C, Woodford Miss,  1855.12.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, from Sarawak, 25 Dec 1855, re Christmas day with the Rajah (Sir James Brooke); admirable character of Brooke; expedition into interior with Dyaks; character and customs of Dyak people; the Malays; fears plants sent to England dead, plans to collect in Celebes; Miss Woodford recommended as wife for A. R. Wallace by G S (George Silk); possible trip to California. Place: California USA Celebes Netherlands Indies Notes: Letter no in contents list: 34

NHM-WP01.003.038    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Thomas, ? Edward  1856.04.21   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Fanny (Mrs Thomas Sims) from from Singapore, 21 Apr 1856 re delayed expedition to Macassar; Christian missionaries, particularly French Catholics in China and elsewhere, missionary social work, religious doctrine. Place: Macassar Celebes Netherlands Indies China New Zealand Singapore Malaya Notes: Letter no in contents list: 36

NHM-WP01.003.040    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace Mary Anne, Sims Thomas, Stevens Samuel, Silk George C, Roberts Eliza  1856.12.10   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Fanny (Mrs Thomas Sims) from Macassar, 10 Dec 1856 re arrival of letters from home; birth of first niece or nephew; expense of Sims's rent and financial burden to his mother; departure for Aru in two days time; diet on Aru, list of food stores to be taken, scarcity of fowl, will eat Birds of Paradise and Kangaroo; friends and family; Eliza Roberts's moustache. Notes: Letter no in contents list: 38

NHM-WP01.003.042    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Frederick, Bates Henry Walter, Saunders ?, Labillardiere Jacques Julien Houton de, Burmeister Hermann, Pierre Dejean, Gray George Robert, Wollaston Thomas Vernon, Lacordaire T?, Mulsant Martial Étienne, Gosse Philip Henry  1858.03.02   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Frederick Bates in Leicester, from Ternate, 2 Mar 1858, regarding Geodephaga species, commenting on notes made by F Bates in a letter received a month previously; variation of entomological species; species of Catascopus sent to Saunders; habits of Cicindelidae; theory of colours of insect species; planned expedition to northern Celebes; plans to write a Coleoptera Malayana; disgraceful state of current publishing in entomology, comments on particular works. Place: Amazon Andes South America Mount Ophir Malaya Peru Ternate Moluccas Notes: Letter no in contents list: 40. Loose note by Emma B, c. 2001/2 (destroyed) with this letter but possibly intended to refer to previous letter (to H W Bates from Amboyna, 4 Jan 1858, continued Ternate, 25 Jan 1858): "Contested date stamp letter". This refers to the controversy over the date of arrival of A. R. Wallace's letter and essay sent to Charles Darwin from Ternate (See Raby, p. 133, n.25. and p. 287).

NHM-WP01.003.044    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Owen Sir Richard, Gray George Robert, Stevens Samuel, Hooker Sir Joseph Dalton, Darwin Charles Robert, Lyell Sir Charles  1858.10.06   Transcription in an unknown hand, possibly that of A. R. Wallace's mother Mary Anne Wallace, of extracts from a letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, 6 Oct 1858. Headed "Extract from Mr Alfred Wallace's letter dated Oct 6 1858." regarding Fanny (Mrs Sims) interview with Gray and Owen at the BM (Natural History); A. R. Wallace's relationship with Gray; photography; proposed expedition to Batchian Island near Gilolo; encouraging letters from Hooker and Darwin, his essay read at the Linnean Society; sale by Stevens of collections from Aru; plans to return to England. Place: Aru England California Batchian Malaya Notes: Letter no in contents list: 42. The Paper and writing appear to be contemporary with Wallace's letters written about 1850s.

NHM-WP01.003.046    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Thomas, Claudet Antoine,  1859.04.25   Letter from A. R. Wallace to Thomas Sims, from Ternate, 25 Apr 1859 re enthusiasm for entomology and desire to complete work on geographical and geological distribution of species in the Indo-Australian archipelago before returning to England; stereoscopic photo effects, Sims's business. Place: Ternate Moluccas Netherlands Indies England Notes: Letter no in contents list: 44.

NHM-WP01.003.048    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Silk George C, Darwin Charles Robert, Newton Isaac, Dufours Paul  1860.09.01   Letter from A. R. Wallace? (unsigned) to George (Silk) from Bessin?, 1 Sep 1860 re Leon (sic) duFour's "History of Prostitution" and Darwin's "Origin of Species". Notes: Letter no in contents list: 46

NHM-WP01.003.050    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Mary Anne, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Thomas  1861.07.20   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother (Mary Ann Wallace) from Sourabaya, 20 Jul 1861 re plans to collect specimens in Java en route to Singapore and return from there to England; stores and baggage carried on previous expeditions; plans for work and accommodation on return to England. Place: Sourabaya Java Netherlands Indies Notes: Letter no in contents list: 48. Annotated in pencil, possibly in A. R. Wallace's older hand, "? Use some of this in preface."

NHM-WP01.003.052    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Henry Walter, Bates Frederick, Gray D, HewitsonWilliam Chapman  1861.10.10--1861   Letter from A. R. Wallace to H W Bates, from Lobo Raman, near Bencoolen, Sumatra, 10 Dec 1861, re Bates's paper on Papilios; Darwinian philosophy, geographical distribution of species, rivers as limits to distribution, A. R. Wallace's Zoological Society paper on distribution of monkey species in Brazil; isolation of species from geographical origins, geological evidence; hopes Bates will write on Cicindelidae; collecting in Sumatra; plans to return to England. Place: Amazon Barra Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 50

NHM-WP01.003.054    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace John, Wallace Mary née Webster, Darwin Charles Robert, Stevens Samuel, Wallace William, Wallace John, Wallace Herbert  1863.01.02   Letter from A. R. Wallace to John Wallace, from 5 Westbourne Grove Terrace, London W, 2 Jan 1863 re Darwin's "Origin of Species"; A. R. Wallace's discovery of the principle of natural selection; work on collections from Malay Archipelago, collector still employed there; possibility of engaging a collector in Sandwich Islands; 1862 London International Exhibition; marriage; nephews; American civil war; sending photos of himself. Place: Columbia California USA San Francisco Calif Notes: Letter no in contents list: 52

NHM-WP01.003.056    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Spruce Richard, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Bentham George, Latham Robert Gordon  1866.01.03   Letter from Richard Spruce to A. R. Wallace, from Hurstpierpoint, 3 Jan 1866, re A. R. Wallace's new stereoscope; Latham's failure to publish Spruce's vocabularies, Latham's bankruptcy; return of the MS to Spruce; New Year greetings to A. R. Wallace and his "charmante Épouse". Place: England Hurstpierpoint West Sussex Notes: Letter no in contents list: 54

NHM-WP01.003.058    Correspondence:   Spruce Richard, Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Annie née Mitten, Mitten William, Hanbury Daniel  1867.04.26   Letter from Richard Spruce to A. R. Wallace, from Hurstpierpoint, 26 Apr 1867 re spiritualism; A. R. Wallace's memoir on Malay migration; inherited deafness in cats; Paris Exposition. Place: England Hurstpierpoint West Sussex Paris France Notes: Letter no in contents list: 56

NHM-WP01.003.059a    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Thomas, Sims Frances née Wallace, Sims Frances née Wallace  1869.05.25   note to 1/3/59: without address, but in context from Singapore, about Feb 1856, possibly an enclosure to letter to Fanny Sims 20 Feb 1856; re Sims's business, engraving technique; eagerness for departure to the East; sore (foot?); description of Singapore street scene and mixture of nationalitie including Kling (Chettiar ) tradesmen. Place: California USA Singapore Malaya Notes: Not listed in contents. On a small piece of blue paper. See WP1/3/37. The Klings (also known as Chettiars or Chulias) were Indian traders from Tamil Nadu. (History of Chettiars Website; Bailey's 19th century photographs of Singapore Website). Place: Ternate Moluccas Netherlands Indies Notes: Not listed in contents.

NHM-WP01.003.069    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Enriques Matteo? Alfonso Flor?, Lima Joao Antonio de  1853.06.07   Letter in Portugese? from Mtto. Alfo. Flor.? Enriques with a note added by Joao Anto. de Lima, to Richard Spruce, from San Joaquim, 7 Jun 1853, mentioning Alfredo (A. R. Wallace). Place: San Joaquim Brazil Notes: Not entered in contents list but retained in this series, which seems an appropriate location. Loose note (destroyed) by E Bennett c. 2001/02 "Joao de Lima to Richard Spruce 1853".

NHM-WP01.003.074    Correspondence:   Associated names: Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace William Greenell  1893.07.06   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his sister Fanny Wallace/Sims from Parkstone, 6 Jul 1893 re her sore throat and A. R. Wallace's son William's move to Newcastle. Place: Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear Parkstone Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.076    Correspondence:   Wallace Herbert Edward, Sims Frances née Wallace  [1849].09.00   Letter from (Herbert) Edward Wallace to Fanny, from Tantarein (Brazil), Sep (1849?) re plans to travel down the Amazon to Montalogre; description of the town; sighting of a blue pig. Place: Brazil Notes: See WP1/3/88, for details of annotated 1904 envelope in which this letter was stored when received at the NHM.

NHM-WP01.003.078    Correspondence:   Butler Thomas, Wallace Alfred Russel  1867.06.24   Letter from Thomas Butler, Assistant Secretary, to A. R. Wallace from the British Museum (London) W C, 24 Jun 1867 re £5 to be paid to Wallace.

NHM-WP01.003.080    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Herbert Spencer  1871.12.31   Letter from A. R. Wallace to his sister Fanny (Mrs Sims) from Holly House Barking E, 31 Dec 1871, announcing the birth of his second child, a son, the previous night. Notes: This was in a 1904 half-envelope with other letters: see WP18/17 for description of envelope.

NHM-WP01.003.083    Correspondence:   Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace John  1887.06.27   Letter from Fanny Sims to her brother A. R. Wallace from 70 Lillie Road West Brompton, 27 June 1887, with annotated envelope addressed to A. R. Wallace at Windsor Hotel, Denver, Colorado, postmarked on front Stockton Jul 18 1887 and on back Dever Col -date illegible. The letter, written as an enclosure to a letter to their brother John, is re papers received from California with news of A. R. Wallace's lectures there; John's conversion (to spiritualism); possible identity of people named (during a seance?); the Sims's (photography) business, lack of wealthy customers, photographing cowboys from the American Exhibition. Place: California USA London England Notes: Envelope annotated in pencil on front in A. R. Wallace's? hand "Fanny | some mention of family relations &c".

NHM-WP01.003.085    Correspondence:   Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace, Wallace John,  1891.12.22   Envelope annotated in pencil in A. R. Wallace's? hand "A.R.W | recent letters to Fanny" and in pencil in his son William Wallace's hand? "Not very interesting | WGW" containing a letter from A. R. Wallace to his sister Fanny from Parkstone, Dorset, 22 Dec 1891 and part letter to Fanny (last page) date unknown. The letter dated 22 Dec 1891 is re a legacy of £10 left to Fanny by Miss Hudson; brother John's recovery from an accident; invitation to Fanny to visit Parkstone; sending her a Christmas turkey; £5 owed Fanny in a legal case; request for copies of photos of A. R. Wallace. The part letter, beginning in mid-sentence "comes a long way from the main," is re hard frost damage to tender shrubs; word puzzle competition with $5,000 prize in an American paper. Place: Dorset England

NHM-WP01.003.087    Correspondence:   Wallace John, Wallace Alfred Russel, Sims Frances née Wallace  1893.11.18   Letter from John Wallace to his brother A. R. Wallace from Stockton (California), 18 Nov 1893, re acknowledgement on October 1 of A. R. Wallace's letter dated September 15 reporting the death of their sister Fanny; work on connecting houses to a sewerage system emptying into the San Joaquin River, expense of board of health building requirments; general economic depression due to the Democratic administration; A. R. Wallace's reaction in his letter of August 23 to John's views on the theories of the Earth's crust. Place: Stockton California USA