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WCP4535

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
26 June 1896
Source of text:
Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 186
Summary:

His sister died two years ago. Her husband, Thomas Sims, who was a photographer with a small business, has been sold up for rent, and is in danger of starvation or the workhouse. Does Meldola know of a post such as photographer to a scientific man or institution which would be suitable for Sims?.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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FVM-96-07-02

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Louise Matthiessen
Date:
2 July 1896
Source of text:
RB MSS M100a, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

JHC907

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Reverend James Digues de La Touche
Date:
6 July 1896
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.96, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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FVM-96-07-07b

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Ernst Hartert
Date:
7 July 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London. Archives, Tring Museum correspondence, TM 1/21/24, (Mueller)
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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WCP3706

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Michael Flürscheim
Date:
12 July 1896
Source of text:
Bancroft Library, University of California: BANC MSS 76/109 z
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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FVM-96-07-14

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Georgina King
Date:
14 July 1896
Source of text:
ML MSS 2117/1, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-96-07-18

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Jacob Agardh
Date:
18 July 1896
Source of text:
Handskr. Avdl., Universitetsbibliotek, Lund, Sweden
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-96-07-22

From:
Robert Etheridge, Jr
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
22 July 1896
Source of text:
AMS 49/4, Curators' private letterbooks, pp. 244-5, Australian Museum Archives, Sydney
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-96-07-23

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Edward Holmes
Date:
23 July 1896
Source of text:
Linnean Society, London, Archives, Holmes correspondence
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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WCP2757

From:
Thomas Bainbrigge Walter Campbell Fletcher
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
4 August 1896
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46437 ff. 19-20
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6349

From:
William Mitten
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
9 August 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP15/1/3
Summary:

Annie's journey [to Switzerland] arrival and planting of flowers from her, the identity and growing conditions of plants, and plants found around Zermatt, the Rhone glacier and Wengern, asking her to collect seeds of any dandelion-like plants and purple vetch; visit by aunts Sally and Lizzy; new local burial grounds.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP416

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
9 August 1896
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/10(2)
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/10(1)
Summary:

Her arrival at Adelboden and receipt of her letter and Violet's card; work in garden and orchid house, box of orchids expected from Singapore shortly, teaching Kate [housemaid] how to care for orchids in his absence; his tickets and luggage labels (for Switzerland) have arrived with list of party, including Mr Le Gallienne, a poet and alleged Socialist; will stay on arrival at Hotel Victoria Davos Platz; looks forward to going on to Adelboden.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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FVM-96-08-10

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
the Royal Geographical Society
Date:
10 August 1896
Source of text:
Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-96-08-16

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Thomas Hart
Date:
16 August 1896
Source of text:
RB MSS M24, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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WCP417

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
29 August 1896
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/11
Summary:

His tour in Switzerland and return journey, hoping her trip was as enjoyable; orchids and garden generally in good condition but orchids from Singapore mostly dead and smashed due to bad packing; belladonna lilies in beautiful flower, greenhouse a bower; news of Miss Armstrong, General and Miss Dunn, Mr Sharpe and the Jacombs; letter from son William; love to Violet and all the Mitten family.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP3521

From:
Richard Budd
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
[September] [1896]
Source of text:
Wellcome Trust: MS5153/A/50/2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP6597

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Clement Reid
Date:
5 September 1896
Source of text:
Forum Auctions (auction)
Summary:

ARW agrees with CR's report and request for the grant to be restored. The phrase about the snake is very vague. ARW sent a copy of the paper on the Gorge of Aar to Dorchester (?CR at Dorchester). ARW had three weeks in Davos and Adelboden. Ridley has sent a large box of orchids.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

JHC939

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Reverend James Digues de La Touche
Date:
6 September 1896
Source of text:
JDH/2/12 f.127-127a, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP3878

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Date:
6 September 1896
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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FVM-96-09-08

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Édouard Bornet
Date:
8 September 1896
Source of text:
MS 539, No. 2099, Correspondance scientifique d'É. Bornet, Lettres adressées à É. Bornet, Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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