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WCP5760

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Dora Best
Date:
[1902]
Source of text:
Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences . Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 222]
Summary:

No summary available.

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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).

Contributor:
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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.

Contributor:
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WCP5644

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Arabella Burton Fisher (née Buckley)
Date:
4 February 1902
Source of text:
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. [pp. 119-120]
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP329

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
4 February 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/128
Summary:

Her illness, suggesting convalescence at Wadhurst, Miss Debenham as substitute teacher; difficulties re title and water supply to "Old Orchard" now settled, Mr Donkin settling details of house; ARW's bronchitis and cold cured by warm house and hot baths.

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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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WCP6010

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Thomas Henry Thomas
Date:
15 February 1902
Source of text:
Cardiff Central Library: CCL 4.430/14a
Summary:

No summary available.

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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WCP7223

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Charles Dixon
Date:
7 March 1902
Source of text:
Ebay (auction)
Summary:

No summary available.

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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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WCP3990

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Francis James Bennett
Date:
5 April 1902?
Source of text:
Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery: Benjamin Harrison Archive, Volume 25
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
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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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