WCP5117

[1]^{1, 2}

ST HELENS COTTAGE,

ST HELENS

ISLE OF WIGHT

TELL: ST HELENS WIGHT

(ONE WORD)³

Aug[ust] 28/1923

Dear Mr. Wallace,

I have found what I think was an error in your father's life. In most editions he speaks of his brother William's death in February1846; but the paper you gave me said 1845.

If he left at Leicester of Easter 1846 he would have been two years there; but in the longer life (vol I p. 240) he speaks of "my year spent at Leicester". He realised this in the shorter life and days (p.130) "my two years"; and [I?] think it was one year and that he was misled by the year 1846 for ^{he had given} his brother's death. What he says of his brother ^John joining him afterwards is also inconsistent with yr 1846; for he says John joined him in [2] January which was in 1847; whereas the context shows it was 1846 when they began engineering & surveying &c. together in Neath.

But Ithink it is safe safer to write to you about it.

On p. 121. of the shorter life, the "middle of December" is I presume 1843 and not 1844 ^{(this I think is containing & word on p. 115)} I cannot find the date at which he first entered the Leicester school, but I think it must have been in about February 1844.

With kind regards hoping that you are all well, | I am yours I E.B Poulton [signature]