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JHC517

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
24 June 1897
Source of text:
JDH/2/16 f.160, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

Letter in which JDH expresses his feelings at having received an elevation of his knighthood from Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India to Knight Grand Commander of that order, based on his completion of THE FLORA OF BRITISH INDIA. JDH is pleased that many other scientific men were also on the honours list, particularly Richard Strachey who was exploring the Himalayas at the same time as JDH 50 years previously. JDH thanks William Turner Thiselton-Dyer for sharing the thoughts of Sir Stewart Bailey, who was on the honours council that awarded JDH's promotion, he himself has written to thank Lord George Hamilton, his only acquaintance on the council. JDH is disappointed that Thiselton-Dyer has not been knighted this time but is confident he will be so in JDH's lifetime. JDH mentions that he has spent a wonderful day at Windsor, Eton & Slough & will tell Thiselton-Dyer about it when they attend a Naval Review.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP5465

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Thomas Edwin? Ashworth?
Date:
6 July 1897
Source of text:
  • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin: Slg Darmst. Amerika 1848
  • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin: Slg Darmst. Amerika 18481
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP292

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
6 July 1897
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/91
Summary:

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.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP5634

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
8 July 1897
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 74]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3881

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Date:
18 July 1897
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: HNR/2/1/7
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP1998

From:
Francis ("Frank") Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
21 July 1897
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46434 ff. 321-322
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP625

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Mitten
Date:
21 July 1897
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP15/1/5
Summary:

Sending Jamaica and Singapore moss; plants in flower in ARW's pond and garden, letters from son William, who is working on a railway [in America]; purchase of land by the Parish [at Hurstpierpoint]; convolvulus. Notes: When first listed this was were in a brown cardboard box in the form of a book, entitled "Letters" on spine, containing miscellaneous apparently unrelated letters and photos; it seems more appropriate here.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC846

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
5 August 1897
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.37, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP3882

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Date:
12 August 1897
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: HNR/2/1/7
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC847

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
26 August 1897
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.38, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP1468

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Clement Reid
Date:
26 August 1897
Source of text:
  • Forum Auctions (auction)
  • Forum Auctions (auction)
  • Forum Auctions (auction)
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/268
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46437 f. 26
Summary:

ARW sends apologies on not congratulating Clement Reid on his marriage, but congratulates him now. Returns Ridley's letter, also Flower's. Mentions the "white snake". Ridley has sent some more orchids.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC951

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Reverend James Digues de La Touche
Date:
30 August 1897
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.138a-138c, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP3046

From:
Charles Creighton
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
4? September 1897
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46440 f. 310
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP293

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
7 September 1897
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/92
Summary:

Violet's trip to Paris; ARW's trips to Paris in the past; visits from Mr Osborne and Mr Carter re lecture by Mr Casson on "the labour church and the latent goodness of humanity"; Fred Birch; her brother William's letters.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

RS-MM-001208

From:
Edmond Halley
To:
Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society
Date:
9 September 1897
Source of text:
MM/17/75, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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WCP5121

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Fletcher Barrett
Date:
12 September 1897
Source of text:
Barrett, W. F. (1900). On the so-called divining rod. A psycho-physical research on a peculiar faculty alleged to exist in certain persons locally known as dowsers. Book II. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research : 15 (38): 130-383 [pp. 277 & 374-375]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6607

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
James Marchant
Date:
12 September 1897
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

ARW states that most spiritualists consider the appearance of Christ after the crucifixion as materialisations, and discusses this point. Thanks JM for his kind appreciation of his book on Darwinism.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6600

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Clement Reid
Date:
16 September 1897
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

ARW will be going for a stroll in the forest with Mr Mitten who is staying with them; they will call in on CR on the way back.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6608

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
James Marchant
Date:
17 September 1897
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

ARW replies to JM's request for the view held by most Spiritualists as to the Resurrection of Christ, and discusses the subject, "We look on all spiritualistic phenomena as natural phenomena". ARW states that there is interesting matter on this subject in Dr Crowell's Primitive Christianity and Modern Spiritualism, especially Vol. I, ch. XXII-XXV.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP4820

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Augustin Frédéric Adolphe Hamon
Date:
21 September 1897
Source of text:
International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam: Hamon Papers
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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