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From John Lubbock   9 May 1880

High Elms

9 May 80

Private

Dear Mr Darwin

All is going well as far as we can judge at the University, but Jessel is no doubt a very formidable opponent.1

There is a Dr Hearne at Southampton Also

Rev. H. H. Carlisle

LLB2

Do you think your son could say a word to them?3

Ever | Yours very truly | John Lubbock

1
Lubbock was standing for election as MP for the University of London; George Jessel, master of the rolls and a graduate of the University of London, was one of his opponents (Finestein 1953–5, p. 278).
2
Edwin Hearne and Henry Hermann Carlisle were graduates of the University of London (Historical record of the University of London 1: 343, 425).
3
William Erasmus Darwin was a banker in Southampton.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12600,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12600