Humboldt's Letters. 1 69 



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 EGBERT PEEL TO HUMBOLDT. 



WHITEHALL, Sept. Uh, 1843. 

 DEAR BARON DE HUMBOLDT : 



I WAS much flattered by your kind attention in trans- 

 mitting 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 per- 

 sonal regard and esteem. 



There is no privilege of official power the exercise of 

 which gives me greater satisfaction than that of occa- 

 sionally bestowing a mark of Royal favor and public gra- 

 titude on men distinguished by scientific attainments 

 and by services rendered to the cause of knowledge. 



From the very limited means which Parliament has 



j placed at the disposal of this Court, it has been my good 



fortune to be enabled to recognise the merit of Mr. 



Robert Brown. I have just conveyed to him the inti- 



fmation that Her Majesty has been pleased to confer 



upon him for his life a pension on the Civil List of two 



hundred pounds per annum, in recognition of his eminent 



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