WCP4778

Letter (WCP4778.5156)

[1]

Edwinstowe Hall,

Newark

9th July

Dear Janet

Thank you for your note. I have written Mr Steel 18, 19, or 20 will suit you & me? if he can get his Valparaiso friends it will be very nice of him. I find Miss Sulivan1 is connected with the Pakenhams2 in Chili & says they are charming & will give me a warm welcome. [2] So the plot thickens & all will go well I trust. Lady Brassey3 will write to Madame Cousins — & get other help for me — & my American friend has given me a heap of good Mexican letters — I had such a party on Monday — Wallace4 came up from Godalming, & told me much I wanted to know. he is the most charming man I know now — inspite [sic] of his nice little [3] sperrit-rapping wife.

Give my love to Mrs Bower.

Every yours affectionately | Pop [signature]

Miss Marianne North

1
Possibly a relation of Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan (1810-1890). British naval officer who served on HMS Beagle.
2
Pakenham, Francis (1832-1905). British diplomat.
3
Brassey, Anna (née Allnutt) (1839-1887).
4
Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). British naturalist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4778.5156)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Humphries, Ceri [2015-01-14] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-14] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP4778,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4778