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WCP304

Letter (WCP304.304)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Feby. 4th. 1898

My dear Violet1

As Ma2 forgot to send you Will’s3 last letter or your poetry book, I now send them. But I am very busy so cannot write much. If your directors are not very liberal I think you had better give them the sack. I shall be very glad to have you home a bit; & then if you get nothing suitable we can [2] discuss ways & means for your residence in Germany for a time.

Send Will’s letter on to Hurst4.

In haste | Your affectionate Pa | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Wallace, Violet Isabel (1869-1945). Daughter of ARW; teacher.
2
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
3
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.
4
Home of the Mittens, Treeps, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP304.304)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Murphy, Will [2011-07-08] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Lo, Yen [2020-01-04] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-11-11]

Please cite as “WCP304,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP304