To W. E. Gladstone 7 January 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Jan 7th. 1881
My dear Sir
Your note just received has given me an extraordinary amount of pleasure, for I was much grieved that Mr. Wallace should be so hard worked in his declining years & with failing health.1 Your giving me this good news in your own hand-writing has been one of the kindest actions which I have experienced in my life.
I remain with great respect | My dear Sir | Yours gratefully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
See letter from W. E. Gladstone, 6 January 1881. Gladstone had recommended Alfred Russel Wallace for a civil list pension.
Summary
CD expresses his great pleasure at WEG’s letter informing him that Wallace has been granted a pension.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12987
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ewart Gladstone
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The British Library (Add MS 44468: 11)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p & ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12987,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12987.xml
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