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From T. H. Huxley   2 November 1875

4 Marlborough Place | N.W

Novr. 2. 1875

My dear Darwin

Our Secretary has telegraphed to you to Down & written to Queen Anne St—1 But to make sure I send this note to say that we expect you at 13 Delahay St at 2 o’clock tomorrow2 And that I have looked out the highest chair that was to be got for you!

Ever | Yours very faithfully | T. H. Huxley

1
CD had agreed to appear before the Royal Commission on vivisection (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 1 November [1875]). The secretary to the Royal Commission was Nathaniel Baker (Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection, p. xxi); his letter to CD has not been found.
2
Thirteen Delahay Street, Westminster, London, had been used for previous Royal Commissions (Post Office London directory 1875).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10236,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10236