From J. D. Hooker   24 November 1875

Royal Gardens Kew

Nov 24/75

Dear Darwin

I have taken in the enclosed, not doubting but that it is meant for you1 I am groaning over the RS. Anniversary address which has to deal with much of the current work of the year, & am wringing my hands over the toasts & speeches for next Tuesday.2

So no more from your tortured | J D H.

1
The enclosure has not been found.
2
Hooker gave the presidential address at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society on London on 30 November 1875 (Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 24 (1875–6): 72–94).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10275,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10275