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Darwin expresses extreme admiration and interest in ARW's work, Island Life.
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Darwin comments that Hooker's letter to ARW is perfect and that he has forwarded it to ARW along with one from himself. Darwin states he had resigned himself to giving up priority regarding evolution by natural selection to ARW but for influence from Lyell and Hooker.
Darwin thanks Hooker for reporting that all went well at the Linnean Society and supports Hooker's suggestion that he (Hooker) write to ARW to "exonerate" Darwin.
Darwin says he pities ARW and that he has hardly ever wished anything so much as to get ARW on the pension list.
Discusses ARW's view on European plants and effects of glaciers on Alpine plants.
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About Miss Buckley's concerns for ARW's ill-health and his desire to obtain regular partially outdoor work, or indoor work that can be partially done from home. Darwin suggests to Hooker that they might advocate for ARW to receive a government pension given ARW's scientific achievements.
Darwin references a "capital" letter he has received from ARW following ARW's reading of On the Origin of Species.
Critical of ARW's understanding of the economy of nature.
Darwin responding to Hooker's request for papers. Darwin seems resigned to not to ARW usurping him regarding the explanation of how and why species change over time, "I daresay all is too late. I hardly care about it.—".
Conveys news of the death of Darwin's baby son. References letters received from Hooker regarding the suggestion that they present ARW's paper and Darwin's writings as a joint paper to the Linnaean Society.
References ARW's letter to Darwin of 2 Jan 1864 about Herbert Spencer.
Darwin compliments ARW's papers published in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London and in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society on geographical distribution in the Malay Archipelago.
Darwin remarks that "As far as I know no one ever discussed the meaning of the relation between representative species before I did & as I suppose Wallace did in his paper before the Linn. Soc. [1858].".
Darwin remarks on his recommending ARW as a candidate for the Royal Society of London's Royal Medal.
Darwin agrees with Hooker's comments about ARW in Hooker's letter of 6 Oct 1865. Hooker's letter he describes ARW as: "... not a man of large sympathies, nor very charitable I think, & is certainly awfully cold & dry at times; yet he is essentially large minded, & very able".
Darwin states he hopes ARW's paper on sexual modifications and adaptive mimicry in butterflies will be published.
Darwin suggests that a Royal Medal might be bestowed on ARW before too long.