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From T. H. Huxley   11 December 1880

Science and Art Department | South Kensington

Dec 11. 1880

My dear Darwin

Inclosed I send the draft of the memorial but a hard piece & much alteration in the last as struck me on re-reading it.1

Also the list of people to send it to which I wrote out as we were talking2

I don’t think your suggestion about Aberdare cutting up rough worth one single straw—so I tell you—but perhaps it is better to have the thing in the ordinary fashion3

Ever | Yours very faithfully | T H Huxley

I send this on spec to Queen Anne Str.4

1
The draft memorial for Alfred Russel Wallace has not been found (see the letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 December 1880 and n. 1). An earlier version, in CD’s hand, is in DAR 91: 95–8 (see Appendix VI).
2
Huxley’s list has not been found, but a list of potential signatories, written partially in CD’s hand, is in DAR 91: 99–100.
3
CD was doubtful about presenting the memorial to Henry Austin Bruce, first Baron Aberdare (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 December 1880).
4
CD had been staying at 6 Queen Anne Street, London, the home of Erasmus Alvey Darwin, since 7 December 1880, but travelled to Leith Hill Place, Surrey, on 11 December (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12906,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12906