Sending £50 towards William's medical expenses; flooding of potting shed, including sketch plan of drainage; "Salisbury" cure for asthma; gardening; books; Russia; social reform; House of Lords.
Describes ordering a book on conic section for William.
Visit to lawyer in Chancery Lane and asking William to reserve hotel rooms.
Valuation of books and pamphlets including William Mitten's "Mosses".
William's career; catalogue of priced books and drawings sent to aunt Flora (Mitten); Parish Council meeting; work on Spruce.
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Possible legal proceedings in a case involving non-payment by a customer to his sister-in-law Flora (Mitten). Rough plan of dining, kitchen, hall and drawing rooms [of "Old Orchard", Broadstone] in pencil on top half of last page.
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Life with the Jacksons and their ten children pleasant in country home in the woods. Unlike at other plantations, “servants” [slaves] “live well here...not a harsh word said to the poor things.” Servants are permitted to socialize with each other when day’s work is done. Likes country social life among Alabama gentry. Thinks ARW would do well as Engineer and Surveyor in Montgomery.
William's career, enclosing a letter from H E Dresser; a note for Russell [Rollo] [note not enclosed]; dimensions and cost of land for garden, land rental costs.
Describes new insect cabinet under construction, which contains 28 drawers, stands 3 feet high. Describes recent list of insects, highlighting "latest good captures" among other observations.
Colour plates of Wolf's "Labrador Falcon" and his own of eggs; William's career prospects. Enclosure to ARW to William, 20 Jun 1907.
Will answer some of your questions. ‘I’ve quite given up on making a fortune in California;” but am financially comfortable, will not return to live in England. Was just elected Superintendent and Chief Engineer of our water company, can have the job as long as I want it. Company has provided a horse, “frequently have to ride 25 or 50 miles per day on rough mountain roads” to maintain water system. Doing good business, will soon be out of debt and into profits. Gives specifications of five mile long water flume, and asks family to check his estimates of daily flow. . Will be able to pay back loans soon.
Discusses promising new technology of the Erickkson [sic] (Ericsson) Caloric Engine, an innovative heat transfer machine, fueled by wood or coal. His job as head of the Water project includes “laying out branch ditches, building dams and bridges, fluming across valleys, etc.” Must be on call at any hour “when anything happens to the ditch”; must immediately assemble a crew of laborers to repair damage. He supervises every detail of the whole system, 40 miles long “over roughest country and steepest hillsides.”
One of a set of letters providing in-depth descriptions John Wallace's life in the gold mining town of Columbia, California, building a system to bring water to gold mining operations in the town.
The [Essex] Club; gardening; lawyers fees, estate duty, valuations; proposal to buy Consols.
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