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NHM-WP01.001.103
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1905.01.25
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 25 Jan 1905 re health insurance. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 95
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NHM-WP01.001.105
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1905.03.05
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 5 Mar 1905 re proposed alterations to house roof (with sketch plan above part of text); progress of work on autobiography. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 97
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NHM-WP01.001.110
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1905.08.20
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 20 Aug 1905 re progress of alterations to house; illness of gardener; gardening; correcting proofs of book Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 102
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NHM-WP01.001.111
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1905.10.17
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, Oct 17 1905 re progress of road to house; reviews (of autobiography?); gardening, plants from La Plata; writing essay on "Evolution in Character". Place: Dorset England South America Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 103
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NHM-WP01.001.114
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1905.12.23
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 23 Dec 1905 re gift of paper-knife; draining soil near house (with ink sketch of pipe layout); gardening, trees, shrubs and flowers planted; Christmas greetings. Place: Dorset England Notes: 2 folios. First numbered in pencil: 106
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NHM-WP01.001.133
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1908.03.03
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 3 Mar 1908 re new edition of "My Life" with instructions for cutting sections and ink sketch of method of marking deletions. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 117
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NHM-WP01.001.137
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1908.05.05
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 5 May 1908 re an enclosure ( Income tax form? not present) William's career, health, income tax, and jobs available in Australia. Place: Dorset England Australia Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 121
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NHM-WP01.001.142
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1908.05.18
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 18 May 1908 re editing proofs for new edition of "My Life"; exercise with a chair; gardening. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 123
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NHM-WP01.001.143
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1904.03.00
Stamped envelope addressed to W G Wallace, 61 Clyde Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, postmarked Broadstone Mar 3 and Manchester 4 Mar 1904, annotated on the back in A. R. Wallace's hand asking for William's recollections of childhood. Place: Dorset England
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| 1110. |
NHM-WP01.001.144
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1908.12.07
Postcard from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 7 Dec 1908, addressed to W G Wallace, Pinewood Sanatorium, Wokingham, Berks, re Order of Merit and Grand Cross Order of the Bath, knighthood, precedence and Whittaker's (Almanack). Place: Dorset England Wokingham Berkshire
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| 1111. |
NHM-WP01.001.149
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1911.06.11
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 11 Jun 1911 re William's health, sending Egyptian cigarettes for hay-fever and advice on diet; review of A. R. Wallace's book ("Man's Place in the Universe"?) in "Nature" of 8 June. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 128. On headed paper.
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| 1112. |
NHM-WP01.001.155
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, ? Charles,
1891.02.01
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 1 Feb 1891, re progress of house alterations, delays, carpenter and plumber and Charles (builder?) still present, problems with toilet cistern, unfinished outdoor drains, flooded kitchen, lack of roof gutters, stairs and porch, but balcony finished and gas lighting on; Charles's wife has sold a collection of old coins. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re houses and building WP1/19/4/1
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NHM-WP01.001.176
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1902.02.23
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William 23 Feb 1902, thanking him for information about acetylene gas supply, asks for address of "Dargue" system London offices; Well Fireplace Co at Newcastle; progress of digging of foundations and making garden (at "Old Orchard", Broadstone), rain likely to flood cellar excavations, plans for drainage; details of cement and brick supply; "Well" "Rational" and "Teal" fires; altered plans for study; William's increase in salary; definition of and immorality of gambling. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Notes: Annotated in blue pencil on the first page in WGW's? hand "Gambling". OLD REF Political letters 1902 and 1911: WP1/19/8/1
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NHM-WP01.001.177
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1902.04.27
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 27 Apr 1902 re forwarding of a sextant and book, suggests William takes readings and compares results with Ordnance Survey map, gives detailed instructions for surveying fields and boundaries; progress of house building, walls and ceiling joists, expects roof to go on in a month; Bingo? unwell so has done no digging; Greenhouse leaks; pond filled and red water lilies planted, plans to exchange water plants with a nurseryman in Christchurch (Dorset?); glad William has met more Socialists, encloses letter from a Socialist correspondent (unnamed, letter not present). Place: Broadstone Parkstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/11
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NHM-WP01.001.195
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1908.03.22
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset), 22 Mar 1908 re method of marking up proof sheets; progress on building of windbreak wall, details of method of construction with ink sketches showing pier construction and position of completed wall in relation to road and kitchen garden. Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/15
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| 1116. |
NHM-WP01.002.021
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Nichols ?
1891.05.10
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 10 May 1891 re Violet attending a (public political?) demonstration, labour conditions, the eight hour day, wages; gardening; neighbours. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in an unknown hand "Labour". This letter is published in Marchant, James, 1916, "A. R. Wallace Letters and Reminiscences", vol. 2, p. 156 and it is possible that the hand is Marchant's.
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NHM-WP01.002.038
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Harris Frank
1893.10.01
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 1 Oct 1893 re Violet's career; ferns from Cumbria; house repairs; work on second paper on the geology of the Lake District for the "Fortnightly". Place: Dorset England
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NHM-WP01.002.041
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Coombe? Mrs
1893.10.31
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 31 Oct 1893 re Violet's club visits, her request for moss and peacock feathers; building and stocking of garden pond; delay of publication of article. Place: Dorset England
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NHM-WP01.002.056
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, ? Eleanor?, Turner ?
1894.11.25
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 25 Nov 1894, re recovery of his eyesight, one still inflamed, lost opportunity to view Mars with his telescope, accumulation of reading, writing and chess playing; discovery of a doctor (Turner) at Poole, who is a fellow orchid enthusiast; request for any spare plants if Violet should visit (orchid house) at Liverpool; purchase of educational books for her; unsuitability of Parkstone house for children, but Eleanor and her child may visit; sending two annotated numbers of the "Vaccination Enquirer", impossibility of trusting doctors or officials on the subject. Place: Dorset England Notes: Annotated in pencil on top of first page in an unknown hand "orchid good".
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NHM-WP01.002.058
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Maclachlan Mrs.,
1895.01.10
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 10 Jan 1895, re (travelling?) bags for herself and brother William, enclosing postal order; William at Inverkeithing, Scotland, working on lighting for a paper mill; hard frost and snow at Parkstone, Violet's skates; A. R. Wallace has given Mrs Maclachlan, who studied Sanskrit and other languages at Girton, his paper on language to read. Place: Dorset England
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| 1121. |
NHM-WP01.002.061
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Macdonald Miss,
1895.03.07
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 7 Mar 1895, re sending crocus (bulbs) and a lily, with instructions for planting and care; will send snakes soon; arrangements for Violet's final exams, suggesting Miss MacDonald might substitute for her at the Kindergarten for six weeks; cost of a glass prism; purchase of book "Portraits & Autographs" (of 100 men). Place: Dorset England
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| 1122. |
NHM-WP01.002.091
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, ? Stead Mr
1897.07.06
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 6 Jul 1897, re visit to Lynton and Ilfracombe; her brother William's letters; visits from naturalists, socialists, a phrenologist and Mr Stead; Stead's book of photographic portraits. Place: Dorset England
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NHM-WP01.002.097
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, ? Eleanor?
1897.12.11
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 11 Dec 1897 re sending moss and flowers; finishing vaccination paper and diagrams; Eleanor's plans for Christmas. Place: Dorset England
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| 1124. |
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
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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
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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
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NHM-WP01.003.009
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Herbert Edward
[1842.03.16]
Letter in the form of a poem, from A. R. Wallace to Herbert Wallace at Mr Perry's Academy, Shenfield, Essex, from Neath?, 16 Mar 1842? describing the countryside of Wales. Place: Neath Glamorganshire Wales Notes: Letter no in contents list: 7. 1 large folio, folded, torn, and with a hole in the text where seal is missing. Pencilled annotations apparently in A. R. Wallace's hand throughout. Annotated in pencil near address, possibly in A. R. Wallace's hand "March 16th 1842".
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NHM-WP01.005.008
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel
[1886.12]
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Boston, Sunday (Dec 1886?) re a seance at which he observed the ghosts of an Indian man and a baby; travel by sleeping-car from Baltimore; white and black populations in Boston and Baltimore. Place: Boston Massachusetts USA Notes: On a small piece of paper torn from a larger sheet
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NHM-WP01.005.015
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1887.01.16
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.
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NHM-WP01.005.020
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel
1887.03.16
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Niagara Falls (Canada), 16 Mar 1887, describing the partly frozen falls and surrounding area; ferns entirely absent, probably taken by tourists, every rock and stump covered with (carved) names; enclosed sketch map in black ink on paper approximately 14 cm x 15cm showing Prospect House, Horseshoe Fall, American Falls, Goat Island, Luna Island, Three Sisters (islands) bridges, rapids and points at which there is ice; original stamped envelope addressed to Miss Violet Wallace at Frith Hill, Godalming, postmarked on the front Niagara Falls Ontario 17 Mar 1887 and on the back Hamilton Canada 17 Mar 1887 and Godalming 28 Mar 1887. Place: Niagara Falls Ontario Canada USA Notes: The sketch was separately numbered at first listing because it was out of sequence in the original order, and only certainly identified as an enclosure to this letter after the letter was read. P J Lucas Mar 2003
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NHM-WP01.005.025
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel
1887.04.17
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Cincinnati, Ohio, 17 Apr 1887 Place: Cincinnati Ohio USA
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NHM-WP01.005.030
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell
1887.05.15
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Salina, Kansas, 15 May 1887. Place: Salina Kansas USA
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NHM-WP01.005.031
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel
1887.05.16
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Salina, Kansas, 16 May 1887 Place: Salina Kansas USA
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NHM-WP01.005.035
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet Isabel
1887.06.24
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet from Stockton, California, 24 Jun 1887 Place: Stockton California USA
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| 1135. |
NHM-WP01.001.050
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William, Wallace Annie, Wallace Violet
1902.05.04
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 4 May 1902 re progress of house-building and garden; building costs; fossilised animal skull found when digging, sketch enclosed (not present); many vistors to the house; William's sister Violet. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 48
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NHM-WP01.001.084
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Wallace Annie
1904.01.26
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 26 Jan 1904 re proposed changes to A. R. Wallace's will; A. R. Wallace's autobiography; electrical theory; William' sister Violet's future; William's career. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 79. Annotated in pencil on the front in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand "Will?", and on the back in (William Wallace's?) hand "Chambers Cyclopaedia | Mother marrying? | Cottage"
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NHM-WP01.001.006
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie
1890.12.07
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 7 Dec 1890, re: illness of William's mother Annie Wallace; William's studies; house alterations; Clarke's patent syphon gas stove; new electric railway under the Thames. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 5
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| 1138. |
NHM-WP01.001.007
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet
1890.12.14
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 14 Dec 1890 re: house alterations; proposed visit to A. R. Wallace with sister Violet; Maudesley; "Life of Nasmyth". Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 6
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| 1139. |
NHM-WP01.001.016
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet,
1891.11.08
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Corfe View, Parkstone, Dorset, 8 Nov 1891 re visits to London and Sevenoaks (Kent); meeting of Psychical Research Society. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand:15
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NHM-WP01.001.031
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Gurney Mr
1900.11.26
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 29 Nov 1900, re inspection of a house (The Grange) near Amersham with a view to buying, enclosing pencil drawing of plan of house, headed: "The Grange, Beaconsfield". Place: Dorset England Amersham Beaconsfield Notes: Two folios (5 pages) and plan of house on small sheet of lined paper. First folio Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 29, annotated in pencil in an unknown hand: househunting.
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| 1141. |
NHM-WP01.001.055
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Paterson Dr
1902.07.06
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Parkstone, Dorset, 6 Jul 1902 re Dr Paterson to lease Corfe View for 7 years; A. R. Wallace plans to move into new house in September; garden; sister Violet coming home on a visit. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 53
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NHM-WP01.001.068
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet, Harwood Tom
1902.12.19
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 19 Dec 1902 re progress of house-building; William's sister Violet expected home tomorrow; debt; advance from Macmillan's; article (Man's Place in the Universe) based on "Wonderful Century" written for New York "Independent" whose agent suggests a new book with royalites in advance; William's career prospects as electrical engineer in mines. Place: Dorset England Rugby New York USA Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 65
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| 1143. |
NHM-WP01.001.078
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet
1903.07.16
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 16 Jul 1903 re domestic affairs; William's career prospects; progress of work on book. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 74
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| 1144. |
NHM-WP01.001.108
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Annie, Chapman & Hall
1905.07.20
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William, from Broadstone, Dorset, 20 Jul 1905 re William's drawing of the "Maen LLia" stone, inscription to illustrate autobiography (sketch on second page of letter); mss complete and all but last chapters sent to printers; progress of alterations to house roof. Place: Dorset England Notes: Numbered in pencil in Mrs Richard Wallace's hand: 100
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NHM-WP01.001.150
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace A,
1909.03.15
Letter from Dr A Wallace to A. R. Wallace, from 38 Harley Street, W (London), 15 Mar 1909, re William's health. Place: England (London) Notes: Enclosure to A. R. Wallace to William 19 Mar 1909. Annotated in pencil by PJL, 2002: [WP1/1; Encl. to Mar 18, 1909]
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| 1146. |
NHM-WP01.001.153
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?, Laukert?
1892.12.02
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 2 Dec 1892, re arrival of William's letter, his lodgings and work for Mr Laukert?; method of calculation of weight and volume of water; William's sister Violet; unexpected visit from the Bishop of Salisbury ("quite a jolly old cock") and Mrs Usherwood, conversing about Stonehenge and Canon Swayne's alpine garden; encloses card (not present) re William's (engineering?) certificate and medal. Notes: This letter when received was in a paper folder labelled in WGW's? hand "General - domestic &c" with one to Annie Wallace; these were almost certainly selected by or for James Marchant for use in writing "A. R. Wallace Family Papers - Letters and Reminiscences" (1916) and have been relocated.
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NHM-WP01.001.158
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace John, Monk ?
1891.11.21
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 21 Nov 1891, re damage to William's eyes in an accident, glad he is improving after glass removed; newspaper from Stockton California with news that pioneer surgeon John Wallace had fallen and broken an arm; Monk and A. R. Wallace have been building a pond and bog in the garden, details of method and materials; sending pages of Stanley's catalogue of drawing instruments; plumbing for steam pipe in house. Place: Parkstone Dorset England Stockton California USA Notes: OLD REF Gardening letters 1891-1896: WP1/19/3/1
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| 1148. |
NHM-WP01.001.173
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace William Greenell, Wallace Violet Isabel?,
1901.11.06
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Parkstone, Dorset, 6 Nov 1901 re insurance, with instructions for applying for a birth certificate; enclosing ground plan of property (at Broadstone) - not present, possibly WP1/1/120; describing plans to build a house including 5 bedrooms and a study, larger than needed but for the future benefit of William and his sister Violet, description of other rooms, proposed gabling and windows, use of perforated zinc over hollow walls and site of hot water storage tank; proposes a picnic in the grounds at Christmas if William can visit; has been surveying the land; reckons cost of house at £1000; discusses possibility of selling "Nutwood Cottage" (at Godalming) to current tenant vs selling Parkstone house; asks for comments on plans as working drawings soon to be made; sorry William's seance did not go well; asks him to bring an air-rifle to shoot rabbits or stray pheasants at Christmas, ordinary rifle might attract game-keepers. Place: Broadstone Parkstone Dorset England Notes: 2 folios. OLD REF Letters re houses and building: WP1/19/4/8
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NHM-WP01.002.002
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Michaelis Madame, Wallace William Greenell
1889.06.30
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Corfe View, Parkstone, Dorset 30 Jun 1889 re Violet's studies; work in garden; various visitors. Place: Dorset England
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NHM-WP01.002.003
Correspondence:
Wallace Alfred Russel, Wallace Violet, Wallace William Greenell, Crump Mr?
1889.10.12
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 12 Oct 1889 re A. R. Wallace's forthcoming lecture in Liverpool; gardening; her brother William's affairs. Place: Dorset England
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