Down,
Beckenham, Kent.
(Railway Station
Orpington. S.E.R.)
Jan[uary] 7th1
My dear Wallace
You know from Miss Buckley that with her assistance I drew up a Memorial to Mr Gladstone with respect to your services to science. The memorial was corrected by Huxley, who has aided me in every possible way. It was signed by 12 good men, & you w[oul]d. have been gratified if you had seen how strongly they expressed themselves on your claims. [2] The Duke of Argyll, to whom I sent the Memorial, wrote a private note to Mr Gladstone. The Memorial was sent in only on Jan 5th & I have just received a note in Mr Gladstones own hand-writing, in which he says "I lose no time in apprising you that although the Fund is moderate & at present poor, I shall recommend Mr Wallace for a pension of [3] 200£ a year". I will keep this note carefully, as if the present Government were to go out, I do not doubt that it would be binding on the next Government.—
I hope that it will give you some satisfaction to see that not only every scientific man to whom I applied, but that also our Government, appreciated your life-long scientific labour.
Believe me | my dear Wallace | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin [signature]
[4] I sh[oul]d expect that there will be some delay before you receive an official announcement
[5]2
2
Darwin—
Two Letters about
the Pension.
Jan. 1881
Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1988.1878)]
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| Spottiswoode | Pres[ident] R.[oyal] Soc.[iety] |
| Allman —— | Lin[nean] Soc.[iety] |
| Flower —— | Zoolog.[ical] Soc[iety] |
| L. Aberdeen —— | Geograph.[ical] Soc[iety] |
| Ramsay. —— | British Assoc[iation] |
| Günther | B.[ritish] Museum |
| Lubbock | |
| Sclater —— | Sec.[retary] Zoolog[ical] Soc.[iety] |
| Bates —— | Geo[gra]ph[ical] Soc.[iety] |
| Hooker | |
| Huxley | |
| Darwin |
Status: Draft transcription [Enclosure (WCP1988.5177)]
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My dear Wallace —
You know from Miss Buckley that with her assistance I drew up a memorial to [2 words illeg.] with respect to your [illeg.] service. — The mem was corrected by Huxley, who has aided me in my ways — It was liked by 12 good men & you w[ould]d have been grateful is you had seen how strongly they <expressed> <themselves> in the [illeg.] to [illeg.] — The Duke of Argyll, to whom I sent the M wrote priv[atel]y to Mr Gladstone. — The M. was sent in [illeg.] on [2 words illeg.] 5th & this [illeg.] I have a note in <Mr> G own hand-writing in which he says "I have … ".
I will keep letter carefully, as _____
I hope that it will give you some satisfaction to find this [2 words illeg.] <every> [illeg.] to whom I applied but <that> the Governm[en]t <supports> your life-long scientific labour.
Believe me my dear Wallace
Status: Draft transcription [Author’s draft (WCP1988.4127)]
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[1] [p. 313]
Down, Beckenham, Kent. January 7, 1881.
My dear Wallace, — You know from Miss Buckley1 that, with her assistance, I drew up a memorial2 to Mr. Gladstone3 with respect to your services to science. The memorial was corrected by Huxley,4 who has aided me in every possible way. It was signed by twelve good men, and you would have been gratified if you had seen how strongly they expressed themselves on your claims.
The Duke of Argyll,5 to whom I sent the memorial, wrote a private note to Mr. Gladstone. The memorial was sent in only on January 5th, and I have just received a note in Mr. Gladstone's own handwriting, in which he says: "I lose no time in apprising you that although the Fund is moderate and at present poor, I shall recommend Mr. Wallace for a pension of £200 a year." I will keep this note carefully, as, if the present Government were to go [2] [p. 314] out, I do not doubt that it would be binding on the next Government.
I hope that it will give you some satisfaction to see that not only every scientific man to whom I applied, but that also our Government appreciated your lifelong scientific labour. — Believe me, my dear Wallace, | yours sincerely, | CH. DARWIN.
I should expect that there will be some delay before you receive an official announcement.
Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP1988.6243)]
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Please cite as “WCP1988,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1988