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To H. N. Moseley   23 and 30 January 1879

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Jan 23. 79

Dear Moseley,

I have written by this post to Sir John Lubbock, telling him how very highly I think of the work which you have done; but more than this I could not do as I have no idea what the duties of the Registrar are.1

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

P.S. Jan. 30 th. | You will see that there has somehow been a mistake in the address. I have since heard from Sir J. L. who says that he will see that your claims are fully considered.2 | C. D.

LS(A)

1
See letter from H. N. Moseley, 21 January 1879 and n. 2. Moseley was a candidate to be registrar of University College, London, which was part of the University of London. Lubbock was a member of the Senate of the University of London (Hutchinson 1914, 1: 80).
2
Lubbock’s letter has not been found.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

3.1 P.S. … C. D. 3.3] in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11843F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11843F