Ɛpsilon

WCP333

Letter (WCP333.333)

[1]

[1897]1,2

P.S. As probably Grandpa2 will want all his money this year for the new ground &c. & will not go to Switzerland with Ma3 & me, I do not think we shall go, but Ma can go with you, & we will go in June to North Devon for a week or so. Barnstaple seems a good central position with rail to Ilfracombe & to Bideford for Westward Hoe &c. and near [2] to Braunton Burrows celebrated for rare plants. Ask Mrs. Fisher4 if she knows Barnstaple, & what she thinks of it.

In haste | Your affectionate Pa | A.R.W.

1

ARW and Annie went to North Devon in June 1897. This might be the postscript to the letter below.

https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP291

2
Mitten, William (1819-1906). Father-in-law of ARW; chemist and authority on bryophytes.
3
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
4
Fisher (née Buckley), Arabella Burton (1840-1929). British writer, science educator and spiritualist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP333.333)]

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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 “WCP333,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP333