WCP7232

Letter (WCP7232.8426)

[1]1

Alfred R. Wallace sends his kind regards to Miss Annie Mitten2, & begs her acceptance of the enclosed small remembrance for herself & sisters,3 with his best wishes & the Compliments of the Season.

Flora's name, (probably because it is Latin) was not to be had, so she must accept "a New Year's Gift" instead.

1
At the top of the page in the centre is a colour image of a Forget-me-not plant (Mysotis). It sits in the middle of the text, in red, 'A HAPPY NEW YEAR'.
2
ARW and Annie were married in April 1866. Raby, P. 2001. Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. [p.187].

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP7232.8426)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2022-07-18]

Enclosure (WCP7232.8427)

White handkerchief embroidered with "Annie" and a basket of flowers below the name. [Enclosure (WCP7232.8427)]

Envelope (WCP7232.8428)

White envelope addressed to "Miss Mitten, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex", with four stamps, and four circular postmarks "LONDON-W | 9 | DE 25 | 65", "LONDON-illeg. | 9 | DE 25 | 65", "LONDON | W9 | DE 25 | 65" and "illeg. | DE 25 | 65". [Envelope (WCP7232.8428)]

Please cite as “WCP7232,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7232