- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: JDH/2/1/21
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: JDH/2/1/21
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Darwin expresses extreme admiration and interest in ARW's work, Island Life.
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Island life. Expresses amazement that ARW should be a Spiritualist.
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.
Refers to ARW letters that Darwin had forwarded to Hooker. Criticises ARW for saying that Scientific men are afraid to say what they think.
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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.