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To Joseph Fayrer   [after 10 January 1881]1

[Down.]

I hope that you will excuse the liberty which I take in giving this note to Dr. Montagu L (a brother of Sir John L.) as an introduction to you in reference to the Charing X Hospital2 I have known Dr. L since he was a boy, & I believe him to be an enthusiastic follower in the study of medicine & that he has worked hard for many years

Pray believe me | Yours very f. | C. D

ADraftS

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Montagu Lubbock, 10 January 1881.
2
Montagu Lubbock, the younger brother of John Lubbock, was applying for a position at Charing Cross Hospital, London (see letter from Montagu Lubbock, 10 January 1881 and n. 1).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.2 L.] interl
1.4 follower] below del ‘follower [below del ‘disciple’]’
1.4 in the study of] interl
2.1 Yours] after del ‘Dear Sir Joseph [Ph.d]’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13001,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13001