To W. E. Gladstone [4 January 1881]1
[Down.]
Private—Gladstone.
My Dear Sir
The scientific men who have signed the enclosed memorial,2 are aware how much your time is occupied; otherwise they would have asked your permission to present the memorial through a small Deputation.—3 Should you require any further information, I shall be glad to answer any questions which your Secretary may address me may send to me
Those who have signed their names are all capable of judging of the worth for their own special studies, or as as Pres of Scientific Soc on Mr Wallaces scientific work; the D. of A. permits me to say that he would gladly have signed the memorial as [illeg] scientific worker.—4
Hoping that you may be led to take a favourable view of our mem, in which I feel a very deep interest, | I have the honour to remain with great respect | etc
Footnotes
Bibliography
Colp, Ralph. 1992. ‘I will gladly do my best’: how Charles Darwin obtained a civil list pension for Alfred Russel Wallace. Isis 83: 2–26.
Summary
Covering letter to enclose a memorial [petitioning for a civil list pension for Wallace].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12975
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ewart Gladstone
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 58
- Physical description
- ADraft 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12975,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12975.xml