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Island life. Expresses amazement that ARW should be a Spiritualist.
Refers to ARW letters that Darwin had forwarded to Hooker. Criticises ARW for saying that Scientific men are afraid to say what they think.
Hooker argues against Darwin's suggestion that ARW receive a government pension.
References ARW's view of the identity of Bornean & Sumatran Zoology & the differences of Java from either.
Hooker states his favour for ARW to win the gold medal for biology.
Hooker is “relieved and pleased” by the letters from ARW that Darwin had forwarded regarding ARW’s reaction to the joint reading of their papers at the Linnean Society in 1858. He discusses his progress on his Australian article. [Hooker, J. D. 1859. On The Flora of Australia: Its Origin, Affinities, and Distribution. In: Botany of the Antarctic Expedition. Part 3: Flora of Tasmania, vol. 1. London: Lovell Reeve.] He discusses potential candidates for the Royal Society’s new Foreign Fellow.
Hooker recalls his recent conversation with the Duke of Argyll about ARW's theory of the evolution of man.
Hooker enquires what Darwin makes of ARW's paper on bird's nests and how he struck by ARW's great ability.
Hooker states that he will re-read ARW's 1853 book about the Amazon as he doesn't recall it interesting him at all when it was first published.
Regarding Darwin suggestion to nominate ARW for The Royal Society's Gold Medal.
References Darwin's after notes about Darwin/Wallace publication on evolution by natural selection.
Reflects how Bentham might have been more cautious had he read ARW's volumes.
ARW's marriage to Annie Mitten.
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Hooker to send copy of his essay to ARW.
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Refers to paper by F. Smith on the distribution of ARW's Hymenoptera.
Hooker remarks that ARW has "turned table turner".
ARW's reservations about human evolution.