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