WCP3082

Letter (WCP3082.3050)

[1]

Ferndene,

Gateshead on Tyne.

11 Oct[obe]r [18]67

Dear Sir

I see you are to be here in a month. Mrs Newall1 & I will be very glad if you will come & stay with us. & we will be pleased to see Mrs Wallace2 & the baby3 with you.

Of course you will bring some of your splendid Butterflies with you.

With kind regards from Mrs Newall | Yours faithfully | R S Newall [signature]

A R Wallace Esq

1
Newall (née Pattinson), Mary (1827-1923). Wife of Robert Stirling Newall, British engineer and astronomer.
2
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten, chemist and authority on bryophytes.
3
Wallace, Herbert Spencer ("Bertie") (1867-1874). Son of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP3082.3050)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-02-27] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-03-19]

Please cite as “WCP3082,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3082