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From Albert Günther   [28 December 1880]1

British Museum

Tuesday Morning

Dear Mr. Darwin

I have only a minute to spare after returning the memorial which I sign with the greatest pleasure.2 Owen has not been seen or heard of for some days; & I do not know whether he is at home. Unfortunately, my relations to him are not of so intimate a nature, as to allow me to make enquiries as to his present whereabouts; if he had been here, I should have asked him without hesitation; but I do not care to intrude into his house.3 A letter would not do, as he may be from home.

In great haste | Yours very truly | A Günther

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to Albert Günther, 27 December 1880. The Tuesday following 27 December 1880 was 28 December.
2
See letter to Albert Günther, 27 December 1880 and n. 1; the memorial was to obtain a government pension for Alfred Russel Wallace.
3
See letter to Albert Günther, 27 December 1880 and n. 5. Richard Owen was superintendent of the natural history departments at the British Museum.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12948,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12948