WCP7161

Letter (WCP7161.8292)

[1]

Down, Beckenham, Kent. (Railway Station Orpington. S.E.R.)

Jan 7th. 1881

My dear Bates

I write one line, as I am sure that the news will please you, viz that I have just received a note from MrGladstone himself, saying that he "will recommend Mr Wallace for a pension of 200£ a year."1. The Memorial was sent in only on the 5th & answer received today! Wonderfully kind of Mr Gladstone. I am weary of writing notes, though beyond measure pleased.

Ever Yours | Ch. Darwin

1
See letter from W. E. Gladstone, 6 January 1881 and n. 1. Bates had signed the memorial to William Ewart Gladstone requesting a Civil List pension for Alfred Russel Wallace (see letter to H. W. Bates, 3 January 1881).

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

Please cite as “WCP7161,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7161