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Whitehall, 4. Sept. 1843. 

 Dear Baron de Humboldt. 



1 was most flattered by your kind attention in 

 transmitting for my acceptance your most interesting 

 work on Central Asia. It will be much prized by me, 

 as well on account of its intrinsic value as a token 

 of your personal regard and esteem. 



There is no privilege of official power, the exer- 

 cise of which gives me greater satisfaction — than 

 that of occasionally bestowing a mark of Royal favour 

 and public gratitude on men distinguished by scien- 

 tific attainments and by services rendered to the cause 

 of knowledge. 



From the very limited means which Parliament 

 has placed at the disposal of this Court, it has been 

 my good fortune to be enabled to recognize the merit 

 of Mr. Robert Brown. I have just conveyed to him 

 the intimation that Her Majesty has been pleased to 

 confer upon him for his hfe a Pension on the CivU 

 List of two hundred Pounds per annum, in recogni- 

 tion of his eminent acquirements as a Botanist, and 

 of the value of his contributions to the store of Bo- 

 tanical knowledge. 



Believe me, dear Baron de Humboldt, whith sin- 

 cere esteem very faithfully yours 



Robert Peel. 



