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WCP35

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
15 November 1901
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/35
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/119
Summary:

Alteration of a closet [in the newly purchased property "Old Orchard"] to create a deep window sill for plants, enclosing tracing, alterations to ground-plan of house with details; inspection of "Old Orchard" with aunt Flora; details of garden; engagement of a gardener and men to make road and fence; builder Mr Curtis, Carter's head manager, lent to advise on design and building; hopes working drawings ready by Christmas; details of plans for sub-contracting, payment, and suppliers of materials.

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WCP36

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
28 November 1901
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/36
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/121
Summary:

Water supply and surveying road to cottage, possible purchase of more land adjoining, enclosing tracings of Mr Donkin's building plans (not present).

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WCP172

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
1 December 1901
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/175
Summary:

Adoption of William's suggested alterations to house plans, architect Mr Donkin recommends a cheaper substitute for plaster; wooden ceilings; plan and elevations to be ready before Christmas; letter from Mac written from ship bound for South Africa; ARW recovering from bronchitis; plans to sink a well as connection to mains water expensive; over one thousand trees and shrubs including roses, filberts, cherries, apples and rhododendrons bought at nursery sale, some for as little as 3 pence.

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WCP37

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
14 December 1901
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/37
Summary:

Musical alarm clock for William, water supply to house, architect's plans; Christmas gifts.

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WCP38

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
19 January 1902
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/38
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/123
Summary:

Progress of house building; garden plans; payment for Nutwood (Cottage).

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WCP165

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
25 January [1902]
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/168
Summary:

Progress of house building [at "Old Orchard", Broadstone], workmen's shop put up in grounds by Percy Curtis who will mark foundations next week and begin excavating; Mr Donkin says plans ready to send to Mr Barnes and building committee; water mains laid to main road; greenhouse ordered from Cooper; plans to put stove under house to warm both it and greenhouse; William to remember acetylene and fire-brick; sending books Kim and one on Anglo-Saxon history, opinions of both.

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WCP39

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
28 January 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/39
Summary:

House-building, work about to begin.

Contributor:
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WCP40

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
2 February 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/40
Summary:

Progress of house building and garden preparation, problems with water supply.

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WCP41

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
9 February 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/41
Summary:

Progress of house building, planting trees.

Contributor:
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WCP42

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
16 February 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/42
Summary:

Progress of house building; the W C Reader (probably ARW, The Wonderful Century: Its Successes and Failures, 1898) has been adopted by the London School Board.

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WCP173

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
23 February 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/176
Summary:

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.

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WCP167

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
2 March [1902]
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/170
  • Wallace, W. G. & Wallace, V. (1916). Part IV. Home Life. 103-138. In: Marchant, J. (Ed.). Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 120]
Summary:

Progress of house building at "Old Orchard" (Broadstone); collapse of cellar excavations after wet weather but cellar walls now going up, plans for drainage of cellar, concrete footings for outer walls well advanced, three bricklayers and six labourers working, Mr Donkin's drawings for windows done; horses and cows from adjacent fields have eaten some garden plants, fencing now improved; ARW has recommenced work on new edition of his New Century and finished chapter on Astronomy; request for information on the "Dargue" system of acetylene gas.

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WCP43

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
9 March 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/43
Summary:

House-building and garden.

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WCP44

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
16 March 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/44
Summary:

Recommended treatment if William contracts small-pox; progress of house-building; beginning autobiography; writing Astronomy chapter for new edition of Wond. Cent (ARW, The Wonderful Century: Its Successes and Failures, 1898); Macmillan request for reprint of Malay Archipelago.

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WCP45

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
23 March 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/45
Summary:

Progress of garden and house-building, sending William a report on Acetylene generators.

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WCP46

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
30 March 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/46
Summary:

Progress of house-building; gift of garden plants from Italy from Sir Thomas Hanbury.

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WCP47

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
6 April 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/47
Summary:

Receipt of plants from Italy; progress of house-building and garden; wages of labourers; cost of materials; arrival of Miss Buckton, a paying guest; William's sister Violet; encloses letter from the Cape (not present).

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WCP48

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
13 April 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/48
Summary:

Gardening work at Broadstone; visitors at Broadstone; progress of house-building; William's holidays; sister Violet at home; Miss Buckton.

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WCP49

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
20 April 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/49
Summary:

Progress of house-building and garden; visit to Corfe with Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) sister Violet and Miss Buckton.

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WCP174

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
27 April 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/177
Summary:

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).

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