You will I am sure be <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />kindly glad to hear that the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>Goverment</sic> <corr>Government</corr> </choice> have been pleased <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to recognize my <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011993 http://d-nb.info/gnd/11698094X">Father</persName>’s & my <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />services, & have at last granted <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />me a position <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow">of</del> <add place="across">at</add> </subst> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000407 https://www.geonames.org/2645740">Kew</placeName>, appointing <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />me Assistant Director of the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><orgName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000559 http://d-nb.info/gnd/1018641-4">Royal Gardens</orgName> (to my <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011993 http://d-nb.info/gnd/11698094X">Father</persName>), <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />with a salary of <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="400" unit="pfund_sterling">£ 400</measure> a year. <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />This is I need hardly say a <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />matter of great rejoicing to us <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />all, as it affords hopes to my <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011993 http://d-nb.info/gnd/11698094X">Father</persName> that I may eventually <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />succeed him, should my <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />services be approved; & for <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the present it ensures me <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow"><gap quantity="1" unit="words" reason="covered" /></del> <add place="across">the</add> </subst> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />enjoyment <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">for the</del> <add place="superlinear">(as also in</add> </subst> future<add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="intralinear">)</add> of an <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />income that enables me to <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />devote my whole time to<pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="1v" />science. It is now many <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />years since my <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011993 http://d-nb.info/gnd/11698094X">Father</persName> has <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />been vainly endeavoring to <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />procure any fixed position <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />for me, in connection with <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000559 http://d-nb.info/gnd/1018641-4">Royal Gardens</placeName>, but except <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />in the shape of occasional <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />grants for special services I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />have never received any <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />support<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>.</orig> <reg /> </choice> from the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000559 http://d-nb.info/gnd/1018641-4">Gardens</placeName>, in <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />which I have been so long <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />engaged.