WCP7157

Letter (WCP7157.8288)

[1]

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

1
See letter from W. E. Gladstone, 6 January 1881. Gladstone had recommended Alfred Russel Wallace for a Civil List pension.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP7157.8288)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Darwin Correspondence Project [2020-06-15]

Please cite as “WCP7157,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7157