WP - The Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

does William know whereabouts of steel seal and inscription on
family ring, intends to visit a Dorset clerygyman who owns a
painting of a member of the Wallace family and if possible
photograph for the book ; bulbs and seeds ordered for garden;
apparent loss of books and magazines in post; William's intention
to start a business in Bournemouth (with Mac?); Alfred Russel
Wallace writing on white men in the tropics for the New York
''Independent''; writing on Craig's ''History of Ralahine'', Irish
cooperative farm 1831-33, to publicise a successful experiment in
Socialism.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913ARW
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
MacAlpine, G A, fl 1893- 1905
Craig, Edward Thomas, fl 1831
Place: Parkstone Dorset England USA Ireland
Notes: OLD REF Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/25
WP1/1/167 Letters to William Greenell Wallace
Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from
Parkstone, Dorset, 13 Jan 1901 re Dora Best painting a portrait of
Alfred Russel Wallace, possibly for sending to the Royal
Academy; no more news about the Beaconsfield affair except that
Prof Barrett and Dr Abraham Wallace will join it; William's sister
Violet and May Swinton leaving tomorrow; beginning work on
new edition of ''Wonderful Century''; Mr Casey's latest enigma;
reading ''Julie''.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913ARW
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Wallace, Violet Isabel?, born 1869
Swinton, May, fl 1901
Barrett, Sir William Fletcher, 1844 –1925
Wallace, Abraham, fl 1901
Casey, ?, fl 1903
Best, Dora, fl 1899-1913
Place: Parkstone Dorset England
Notes: Info on ''Beaconsfield affair'' not found. OLD REF
Correspondence 1879-1922: WP1/19/27
WP1/1/168 Letters to William Greenell Wallace
Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from
Parkstone, Dorset, dated 25 Jan 1901 but almost certainly written
1902 (see other letters on house building) re progress of house
building (at ''Old Orchard'', Broadstone?), workmen's shop put up
in grounds by Percy Curtis who will mark foundations next week
and begin excavating; Mr Donkin says plans ready to send to Mr
Barnes and building committee; water mains laid to main road;
greenhouse ordered from Cooper; plans to put stove under house
to warm both it and greenhouse; William to remember acetylene
and fire-brick; sending books ''Kim'' and one on Anglo-Saxon
history, opinions of both.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
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13 Jan 1901
[25 Jan 1902]
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