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WCP4246

Postcard (WCP4246.4316)

[1]

Professor T. D. A. Cockerell1

908 10th Street,

Boulder

Colorado U.S.A.

We2,3 are having a little holiday, & on our way to Salisbury from Ludworth on Saturday we spent the afternoon with the Wallaces — we found the old man splendidly well, in spite of his 90 years — Mrs W.4 is an invalid with a bad leg, which prevents her moving she has had it for nearly a year. Miss W.5flourishing. K.6 is writing to Wilmatte[.]7

Salisbury

July 1 1913

[2]
1
Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison (1866-1948). Brother of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell. British-born American zoologist, taxonomist, and museum curator. ARW referred him as the 'Slugophilite'.
2
Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle (1867-1962). British bibliophile and collector of medieval manuscripts. Celebrated Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 1909-1937.
3
Cockerell (née Kingsford) Florence Kate (1871-1949). British illustrator and calligrapher specializing in creating illuminated manuscripts. Wife of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell.
4
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
5
Wallace, Violet Isabel (1869-1945). Daughter of ARW; teacher.
6
See note 2.
7
Cockerell (née Porter), Wilmatte (1871-1957). Botanist and entomologist. Second wife of Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-19] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-19] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4246,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4246