THH will be at Kensington.
He has been so busy that he has let the Wallace business stand over.
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THH will be at Kensington.
He has been so busy that he has let the Wallace business stand over.
Sends draft of the Wallace memorial.
Sees no use in a deputation. Suggests CD send the memorial with a letter.
Family news.
Returns [Wallace] memorial.
Hopes to be able to send classification paper soon. [See 12935.]
Has signed William Darwin’s certificate of nomination to Geological Society.
Gives details of his Fisheries appointment.
Astonished by Rich’s act. Has written to him.
Has heard from Haeckel the story of refusal [by Humboldt fund] of Berlin Academy to support him because he was supporter of Darwin. R. Virchow has been so unfair to Haeckel that THH is inclined to think it is a true account. But obtaining the funds in England is extremely difficult.
Hopes Anthony Rich will keep to his intention of leaving his fortune to CD, despite CD’s increased wealth.
His BAAS address at York in Nature ["The rise and progress of palaeontology" 24 (1881): 452–5].
Concern over CD’s health. Advises him to get one of the cleverer young London doctors to communicate with Andrew Clark. Only way out of difficulties with Clark.