WCP7138

Letter (WCP7138.8268)

[1]

Down Beckenham

Dec. 17/79

My dear Miss Buckley,

I am extremely sorry to hear about Mr. Wallace.1 I am a bad person to aid, as aid ought to come from some one who can see and sound many persons; but I will gladly do my best. I should think that it would be impossible to get him any place, but a Government pension might perhaps be possible. I will write to Hooker by this post and if he thinks there is any chance (and he would be a good judge) I will do all that I can.2 I must mention your name to him, but will tell him to keep it private. I hope that you are well and in every way prosperous.

Your’s very sincerely | Charles Darwin

1
Buckley had asked CD to use his influence to find Alfred Russel Wallace employment (see letter from A. B. Buckley, 16 December 1879).
2
See letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 December 1879.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP7138.8268)]

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Transcribed by Darwin Correspondence Project [2020-06-11]

Please cite as “WCP7138,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7138