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From:
Elizabeth Blackwell
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
29 September [1890]
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46441 ff. 103-105
Summary:

Expresses anti-vivisection sentiments.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Elizabeth Blackwell
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
27 December 1890
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/18
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/18
Summary:

No summary available.

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Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
1 November 1892
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/3
Summary:

Annie's safe arrival at Malvern; lunch with Sir Reginald and Lady Palgrave, the Watkins, Dr Allman and Miss Travers at Mr Dugmore's, ARW left early as all talking "Primrose League"; arrangement of refurbished study; tea at Mrs Barnes's with the Nichols, Mrs Cooper, the Pocock family and Mrs Maitland; Violet doing gymnastics; the Huddlestone's renting a house at Bournemouth; sending a copy of Natural Science containing photos of Coral reefs for Miss Shaen; will send Fortnightly on; London Library; Annie's health regimen; cooking.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
29 June 1895
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/4(2)
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/4(1)
Summary:

Arrival of her letter from Grindenwald, is preparing for journey (with her father William Mitten), asks her for guide book with maps and to ensure Mitten's boots well nailed, will visit Meiringen and other places on Annie's recommendation; Dr Allman's gardener to care for orchids in ARW's absence; visit from Comerford-Casey and his daughter, visit by George Silk; visit by a student of Spiritualism and his wife who went into a trance and behaved as various characters including ARW's mother, photographs taken, possibly (a spirit) may be seen.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
[July] [1895]
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/5
  • 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. 115]
Summary:

Sending a box of plants, including Gentians, gathered at the Furka Pass, detailed instructions for planting in greenhouse, plans to put out on new rockery; Pa (Annie's father William Mitten) finding lots of curiosities including miniature willows; plans to go on to Grimsel Hospice and Meiringen.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
[July?] [1895]
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/9
Summary:

Plans for Annie's father (William Mitten) and ARW to tour in Switzerland after her return; expects many rare plants in the mountains, possibility of visiting Pilatus or Stanzenhorn, asks Annie to enquire about hotel rates there, and about a hotel in Lucerne for day of their arrival; regards to Bessie; asks for news of her tour and fellow-travellers; receipt of letter from Miss Jekyll enclosing an enquiry from another correspondent re effect of sea-air on plants at Lyme Regis; mosquitoes at Rhone glacier.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
7 July 1895
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/6
Summary:

Arrival and journey with her father (William Mitten) by steamer and train, food, and plans to go on to Stangerbourn; her father's health.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
[11] July 1895
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/7
Summary:

Walk (with William Mitten) over Grimsel Pass, collecting Soldanellas and a Primula; plants boxed and sent off; plans to walk to Handeck to botanise and see a fine waterfall.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
[13] July 1895
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/8(2)
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/8(1)
Summary:

Walk with Annie's father (William Mitten) from Grimsel Hospice; visit to Reichenbach Falls and gorge of the Aar; sending a box of plants collected including a beech fern and some Asplenium septentrionale (fern); plans to go to Wengern and stay a week; Mitten collecting mosses; cost of postage of newspapers from England.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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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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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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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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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
28 September 1897
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/12
Summary:

Visits from Mr Murray the spiritualist and Mrs Sconce, news that General Minchin, a chess player, to live nearby; visit to Poole library; gardening supplies; sent off to Mr Casson for Mrs D'Orsay; repairs to kitchen; delivery of Cooperative coal; new [visiting] cards; receipt of a letter from Rudyard Kipling expressing hope he can visit one day; Mr Linton's thanks to ARW and Mitten for [specimen of] grass.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
To:
Olive Bourcicault Comerford (formerly Comerford-Casey)
Date:
13 March 1899
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/299/3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Annie Wallace (née Mitten)
Date:
23 June 1899
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/4/13
Summary:

Letters from William; local walks; his health; visit from Miss Ree, a friend of Mrs G Davies of Godalming; Rose (Mitten) and Miss Horn at a local bazaar for E. Africans.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project