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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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WCP50

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
4 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/50
Summary:

Progress of house-building and garden; building costs; fossilised animal skull found when digging, sketch enclosed (not present); many visitors to the house; William's sister Violet.

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WCP51

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
11 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/51
Summary:

Sketch enclosed (not present) of animal skull found in garden; furniture for house; Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) and sister Violet; progress of house-building.

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WCP52

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
20 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/52
Summary:

William's holiday at Keswick; visit to Broadstone with Ma (William's mother, Annie Wallace) and Olive Casey; aquatic plants for garden arrived from America; slow progress in house-building; Conan Doyle's "Hound story" disappointing; awful West Indian volcanic eruption (Mount Pelee, Martinique, 8 May 1902).

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WCP53

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
25 May 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/53
Summary:

Progress of house-building; William's holiday at Keswick, Mount Skiddaw; offer from a doctor to lease Corfe View.

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WCP175

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
8 June 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/178
Summary:

Progress of house building; 3 chimneys up, Percy (Curtis) proud of appearance of roof's gables, hips and dormers, felting and tiling to be done; annoying delays in fitting window frames; rough calculation of 400 feet of water piping, good book on hot water supply by Mr Dye; choosing fixtures and fittings for kitchen and bathroom from Spring? and Marten of Stratford catalogue; electric bells to be fitted; suggests William might find books on surveying in old Newcastle bookshops.

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WCP54

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
15 June 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/54
Summary:

House-building; garden; colour cure for sore eyes; final corrections to Ms of new edition of Wonderful Century.

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WCP55

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
6 July 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/55
Summary:

Dr Paterson to lease Corfe View for 7 years; ARW plans to move into new house in September; garden; sister Violet coming home on a visit.

Contributor:
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WCP56

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
14 July 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/56
Summary:

House-building; cost of building materials; estimate of total cost; hopes for an advance payment from Macmillan and money from Swan-Sonnenschein. Sketch of flooring section of house on p2.

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WCP57

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
22 July 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/57
Summary:

William's engineering career; heavy bills for building; possibility of bank loan; Corfe View house; garden.

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WCP58

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
27 July 1902
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/58
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/58
Summary:

Re: William's career; house-building [of "Old Orchard" in Broadstone, Dorset] almost complete; costs of building. Enclosed is a drawing of the "North Bedroom".

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WCP59

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
30 July 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/59
Summary:

Breeches Bible; William's engineering work at Rugby; Rugby school; house-building.

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WCP60

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
14 August 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/60
Summary:

House-building, interior decoration; plans to vacate house at Parkstone 20th September; visit by grandpa (William's grandfather, William Mitten).

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WCP61

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
23 August 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/61
Summary:

House-building, interior decoration and fittings, plans for moving in, costs; visits by grandpa (William's grandfather, William Mitten) and aunt Bessie (Mitten); William's sister Violet.

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WCP62

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
10 September 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/62
Summary:

Progress of building work and moving in to new house, asks William to come for 3 weeks to help; temporary lodgings in Broadstone; visit by Australian cousin; William's sister Violet arriving.

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WCP63

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
13 September 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/63
Summary:

Arrangement for William's arrival at Broadstone; temporary lodgings; progress of house-building work; cost of building and wages; visit of Australian cousin Charles E C Wilson; visit of a young Navy sub-lieutenant (unnamed) from Portsmouth.

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WCP176

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
18 October 1902
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/179
Summary:

Progress of house building; extra expense and days lost through replacement of faulty windows, re-hanging a door, missing door locks and window glass of wrong thickness (ink sketches of windows and door latches on two pages); bills of £120 this month, economy needed; bookshelves fitted in study but no shelves elsewhere, house full of unpacked crates; work on garden and greenhouse; sheep, cattle and horses nibbling plants; "Manx Codlen" and "Northern Greening" apples in orchard; teak front door begun; parrot now well and beginning to talk.

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