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To Wilhelm Viëtor   16 September 1880

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

Sept. 16th. 1880.

Dear Sir

As I think any improvement in orthography would be a national benefit, I shall be happy if you will enter my name as a supporter & well-wisher; but I cannot promise to be a “contributor”, if by this is meant a writer of articles or letters to your paper.—1

With all good wishes | I remain Dear Sir | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin.

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The letter from Viëtor has not been found. Viëtor edited the journal Zeitschrift für Orthographie: Unparteiisches Centralorgan für die orthographische Bewegung im In- und Ausland (Journal of orthography: Impartial central organ for the orthographic movement at home and abroad) from 1880 to 1886. In the first issue (October 1880), p. 2, CD’s name appears in the list of supporters.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12714,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12714