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From J. D. Hooker   [30 July 1875]1

Kew

Friday

Dear Darwin

I am particularly asked to be at the Abbey tomorrow, to “assist” at the unveiling the monument to my old friend Sir J. Franklin.—2 so I shall not be able to leave for Down till the 5"2 train from Charing X.3 Pray do not trouble about sending for me, if in any way not convenient. I shall not expect it:

Ever affy yrs | J D Hooker.

1
The date is established by the reference to the memorial ceremony for John Franklin (see n. 2, below).
2
A memorial to the Arctic explorer John Franklin was unveiled in Westminster Abbey on 31 July 1875 (The Times, 31 July 1875, p. 12).
3
Charing Cross station. See letter from J. D. Hooker, [29 July 1875] and n. 1.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10104,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10104