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WCP413

Postcard (WCP413.413)

[1]

Grimsel Hospice

Thursday Evening [11 July 1895]1

My dear Annie2

We had a glorious walk today over the Grimsel Pass, & I got a lot of Soldanellas and a Primula which I send off in a box. A bigger box was sent from Rhone Glacier Hotel yesterday. Tomorrow we shall walk from here to Handeck to botanise on the way & see the finest waterfall in Switzerland. Pa3 is quite well & sends his love to Ma4 & you. Splendid weather so far.

Yours very affectionately | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[2]

Carte postale.5

Union postale universelle. — Weltpostverein. — Unione postale universale.

SUISSE, SCHWEIZ, SVIZZERA.

Nur für die Adresse

_________

Mrs. Wallace

Parkstone Corfe View Dorsetshire

England

1
Date on postmarked postcard was 12 July 1895 which was a Friday.
2
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
3
Mitten, William (1819-1906). Father-in-law of ARW; chemist and authority on bryophytes.
4
Mitten (née Jordon) Ann (c1813-1906). Wife of William Mitten. Wallace’s mother-in-law.
5
This is the address side of the postcard. The printed header is in red and centred. There is a printed oval stamp in red showing a cross (+) and the number 10 below it on the left of the header. On the right, there is a round postmark in black for Grimsel Hospiz with the date "12VII95"..

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP413.413)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Kirwan, Luke [2012-02-24] 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 “WCP413,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP413