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WCP3464

From:
John George Piddington
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
12 February 1904
Source of text:
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46439 ff. 326-329
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46439 ff. 326-329
Summary:

Envelope states: "Piddington, about Hodgson and Mrs Thompson. And on extreme prevalency of imposture!".

Contributor:
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WCP85

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
12 February 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/85
Summary:

ARW's new will; autobiography; sitting for portrait; dubious authorship of poem "Leonainie"; Fred Birch preparing for trip to British Guiana. On the back of folio 2 is a poem headed "The outcast", initialled "William Greenell Wallace".

Contributor:
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WCP706

From:
Frederick ("Fred") Birch
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
14 February [1904]
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418356
Summary:

Relates his impressions on returning to Oxford. Professor Poulton was exceedingly kind to him and Birch was able to make many sketches of insects.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP4918

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Ernest Marriott
Date:
15 February 1904
Source of text:
  • Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia: Letters by Alfred Russel Wallace to Ernest Marriott (MSS 2405)
  • Wallace, A. R. ([c.1930]). In: Edgar Allan Poe: A Series of Seventeen Letters Concerning Poe's Scientific Erudition in Eureka and His Authorship of Leonainie. New York: Privately published. [pp. 15-16]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP708

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederick ("Fred") Birch
Date:
16 February 1904?
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418501
Summary:

Gives advice on dealers and the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with personal dealers such as Druce, Janson, or Trevor compared to institutions such as the British Museum.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP5230

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Rothenstein
Date:
19 February 1904
Source of text:
Houghton Library, Harvard University: MS Eng 1148 (1565)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP181

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
20 February 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/184
Summary:

Writing recollections, has written chapter 2, on Usk, and now beginning chapter 1, on relations and ancestors, has lost William's notes made [of family gravestones] at Laleham, can William recall details; writing on James Whitcomb Riley, Poe and "Leonanie" for the Fortnightly, has written to American editors and biographers of Poe for information; injury to William's foot.

Contributor:
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WCP7238

From:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
22 February 1904
Source of text:
Wallace Family Collection (private collection)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

WCP632

From:
[unknown person]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
25 February 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP18/17
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP1316

From:
Thomas Sims
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
26 February 1904
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/131
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/131
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP709

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederick ("Fred") Birch
Date:
28 February 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418503
Summary:

Discusses terms of a proposed collecting contract with Mr. Janson, bird collections at Tring, and spiritualism.

Contributor:
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WCP4424

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Edward Bagnall Poulton
Date:
28 February 1904
Source of text:
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 77
  • Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 77
Summary:

About Poulton's address, Darwin, Darwinism and Max Müller. Discusses ideas regarding fertility, variation and sexual selection.

Contributor:
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WCP3618

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
James D. Law
Date:
29 February 1904
Source of text:
RR Auction (auction)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP86

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
29 February 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/86
Summary:

Leonainie authorship controversy; William's career; poetry; family pedigree; American reviews of Man's Place in the Universe.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

WCP405

From:
[unknown person]
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
1 March 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/88
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP88

From:
Henry Eeles Dresser
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
1 March 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/89
Summary:

William's career, Dresser's enquiries at the Admiralty about positions for electrical engineers in the dockyards; illness of Dresser's daughter.

Contributor:
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WCP1317

From:
Thomas Sims
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
1 March 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/132
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP712

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frederick ("Fred") Birch
Date:
March 1904?
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418527
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418527
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP4919

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Ernest Marriott
Date:
1 March 1904
Source of text:
  • Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia: Letters by Alfred Russel Wallace to Ernest Marriott (MSS 2405)
  • Wallace, A. R. ([c.1930]). In: Edgar Allan Poe: A Series of Seventeen Letters Concerning Poe's Scientific Erudition in Eureka and His Authorship of Leonainie. New York: Privately published. [pp. 16-17]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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WCP614

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Thomas Sims
Date:
2 March 1904
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP6/8/28
Summary:

Thanking him for a parcel of letters, agreements, bills and drawings, noting that some of his own (ARW's) drawings have been marked "W. G. Wallace" by his sister in error, and that two or three drawings by his brother (Herbert?) may be suitable to reproduce in his book; will offer material relating to the Webster's to his sister-in-law Mary in California; sends Thomas a cheque for £5, last book enabled him to clear a debt on the Broadstone house; asks about identity of an old house in a pencil drawing by his brother.

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