WCP2059

Letter (WCP2059.1949)

[1]1

4 MARLBOROUGH PLACE.

ABBEY ROAD. N.W.

May 15[?] 18812

My dear Wallace

It would be a great pleasure to me to learn that I had been of use to you in the matter of the [1 word illeg.]; but, in truth, the project originated & was carried out by Darwin & I have been only a very [2] willing helper & advisor

No one doubts that it was the right thing for the Prime Minister to do and the only regret is that the sum was not larger — But I believe that Mr Gladstone did all he could

[3] Your little friends are grown to be big friends — Two are married & one has made me a grandfather —

Leonard, my elder boy, is two feet high & at Balliol; & even the smallest of the mites[?] you knew is taller than his mother

All within reach unite with me in [4] kindest regards & remembrances

Your | ever very [1 word illeg.] | T. H. Huxley [signature]

1
The document bears a British Museum stamp.
2
Annotated '1881' in pencil below the year of the date in another hand.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2059.1949)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Underwood, Ellie [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP2059,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 2 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2059