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From:
Darwin, W. E.
To:
Darwin, Emma
Date:
[16 January 1887]
Source of text:
DAR 210.5: 59
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Darwin Family Letters
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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 ARW's hand.
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