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From H. W. Bates   25 January 1879

Royal Geographical Society | 1, Savile Row, | Burlington Gardens, | W.

Jan 25 1879

My dear Mr Darwin

Mr Galton & other men of high esteem in the Royal have suggested to me the propriety of going in for the Fellowship, under the new Rules.1

Of course it is impossible to decline such a chance, if there is one for me. Are you quite free to propose me? It is possible you may hesitate on the ground that you have already proposed a number of men this year; if so do not think I shall be hurt if I am told to wait another year

Yours sincerely | H W Bates

1
Francis Galton. In November 1878, Joseph Dalton Hooker, the president of the Royal Society of London, had announced a reduction of fees for new fellows, the entrance fee of £10 being abolished and the annual fee being reduced from £4 to £3 (Record of the Royal Society of London, p. 100; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 28 (1878–9): 47).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11846,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11846