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WCP1308

Letter (WCP1308.1087)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

June 3rd. 1893

My dear Fanny1

My last Exm.2 meeting is on Tuesday, and I must be in London on Thursday to be admitted a fellow of the R. S., so it will not be worth while to go back and come again. I will therefore stay with you on Tuesday & Wednesday night (& perhaps on Thursday) if convenient. If you will have a strong packing case from one of your tradesmen I will see to packing the pictures & what other things there are for Annie,3 & send them [2] by Goods Train. That is by far the best way. I have asked G. Silk4 to come to supper on Tuesday evening, & I will send you some provisions on Monday so you need get nothing special. We have put an Advertisement in the "Times" about letting our house so that we may have a holiday. I shall spend Wednesday at Kew..

Your affectionate Brother | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Sims (née Wallace) Frances ("Fanny") (1812-1893). Sister of ARW; teacher. Married Thomas Sims (1826-1910) in 1849.
2
See Wallace’s ‘My experiences as an examiner’ in Wallace, A. R. 1905. My life: A record of events and opinions. London: Chapman and Hall. Volume 2, pp. 406-418.
3
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
4
Silk, George Charles (1822-1910). Friend of ARW since childhood; secretary to the Archdeacon of Middlesex.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1308.1087)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Moody, Liz [2012-06-20] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Envelope (WCP1308.1449)

Envelope addressed to "Mrs. Sims, 70 Lillie Road, W. Brompton, London S. W.", with stamp, postmarked "PARKSTONE | B JU 3 | 93"; postmark on back. [Envelope (WCP1308.1449)]

Please cite as “WCP1308,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1308