To G. H. Darwin 9 May [1878]

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham

I think the account w^d. be worth sending to Nature.— But as far as I can remember few or none have attributed deaf-mutism to consanguinity.¹

I was particularly glad to hear about R.S. election.²

C. D.

May. 9^th— Bassett

ApcS

Postmark: MY 9 78

See letter from G. H. Darwin, [before 9 May 1878] and n. 4.

See letter from G. H. Darwin, [before 9 May 1878] and n. 5. George had reported on the discussions by the Council of the Royal Society of London about the election of new fellows.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.2 Mr.] altered from ‘Mrs.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11500,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11500