To J. D. Hooker   [22 May 1847]1

Down Farnborough Kent

Saturday

My dear Hooker

I do not know whether this will find you at home, but if so & you are disengaged, shall I come for a few hours talk on Friday Morning next, stomacho volente,— Send me one line by return of Post, which I apprehend I shall get on Tuesday Morning, or at latest on Wednesday before I start.—

I hope Sir William is better; if not, of course put me off.

Ever yours | C. Darwin

1
Dated from the reference to a proposed trip to London. On Saturday, 29 May, CD recorded the expenses of a trip to London in his Account Book (Down House MS). See also letters to J. D. Hooker, [25 May 1847] and [28 May 1847].

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-1088,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-1088