To T. H. Huxley 7 January 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Jan 7th 81
My dear Huxley
Hurrah.— Hurrah— read the enclosed. Was it not extraordinary kind in Mr Gladstone to write himself at the present time.—1 The Duke of Argyll’s private note to Mr G. seems to have done good service.—2 I have written to Wallace.3 He owes much to you; had it not been for your advice & assistance, I shd never have had courage to go on.—4
Ever yours sincerely | Charles Darwin
The Memorial was sent in only on the 5th—
P.S. I see in the newspapers that you have been appointed to the Fisheries in F. Buckland’s place.—5 I heartily hope that it is a fairly good place worth your accepting.— I suppose & hope that it may compel you, to move about the country; & this I shd. think wd. be good for your health; for you have done an awful lot of work of late years.
P.S. 2d.
It is wonderfully handsome in Gladstone, as he has dated Wallace’s pension from last July 1st.— His Secretary wrote & told me.—6
Footnotes
Bibliography
Macleod, Roy M. 1968. Government and resource conservation: the Salmon Acts administration, 1860–1886. Journal of British Studies 7: 114–50.
Summary
Success of the memorial for Wallace. Sends letter from Gladstone.
Congratulates THH on appointment as Inspector of Fisheries.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12986
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 356)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12986,” accessed on 20 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12986.xml