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WCP318

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
1 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/117
Summary:

A melancholy letter [from Germany] from her; news of William in America; reading "On the face of the waters" and "The Red badge of courage"; visit from Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in Saturday Review on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; The Clarion.

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WCP159

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
2 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/162
Summary:

Letter from William (from USA), incident with cattle; William Greenell Wallace's failure to catch many (small mammals), ARW recommends using a jar or tip-up box trap (illustrated with ink sketch), catching mice in log hut, trying any pine woods for seed and kernel eaters; instructions to get to know local ranchers and ask for details about their mortgages, crops and living; Violet observing teaching in Germany, says it is far better than in England, now staying with Rektor Schulz; young Mr Acland [Ackland?] from England also there to learn German and study education; sending a "Chronicle" containing a letter by Conway about climbing in the Andes, Hard Cash by C. Reade and three photos taken by Miss Casey of the house, one showing altered Summer-house and Loop line path (none present); has given a talk and reading at the house on the Malays for schools; sudden death of Dr Allman; William Greenell Wallace's photos of his hunting trip very good.

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WCP2129

From:
Leonard Hall
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
3 December 1898
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46440 f. 187
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP319

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Violet Isabel Wallace
Date:
19 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/2/118
Summary:

Letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book The Garden City; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's Naturalist in La Plata; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.

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WCP3831

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
22 December 1898
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC English Letters 1857-1900 Vol. 104
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP161

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
William Greenell Wallace [ARW's son]
Date:
23 December 1898
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/164
Summary:

Drainage work on house; sale of Dr Allman's house; detailed advice on where William and Mac should go while in America, recommending visit to William's aunt and uncle (Mary and John Wallace) in California, cousin Herbert Assistant Engineer of Southern Railway and may get them work or rail passes; urges William to write a book on his return; recommends Wyckoff's articles on "The Workers" in Scribner's Magazine; birthday and new year greetings.

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WCP7031

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Agathon de Potter
Date:
24 December 1898
Source of text:
State Archives Belgium, Inventaris van het fonds Raffin-Tholiard. Archief van het Colinsiaans Socialisme: 1360
Summary:

No summary available.

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WCP3886

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Date:
31 December 1898
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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