Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb 20th
My dear Sir
I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.— I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.2
I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death3
The enclosure has not been found. In his letter of 19 February 1879, Butler had asked CD for a testimonial to support his application for the post of assistant keeper in the zoology department at the British Museum.
"I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.– I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.
I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death."