From James Paget   1 June 1881

1, Harewood Place, | Hanover Square. | W.

June 1. 1881.

My dear Darwin

I want you to grant me an unusual favour.— We are making arrangements for pleasure as well as for work at the International Medical Congress in August, and among my plans is one in which the Prince of Wales may meet quietly some of the chief scientific visitors—1 For this purpose he is so good as to have promised that he will lunch with me on Wednesday August 3rd. at 1.30, after the first general meeting—

I hope you will consent to be one of my guests— It will give the Prince great pleasure if you will be, and you may, I hope, enjoy yourself.

Always sincerely your’s | James Paget.

1
The seventh International Medical Congress took place in London from 2 to 9 August 1881 (Transactions of the International Medical Congress 1881). The luncheon was held on 3 August 1881 and was attended by the prince of Wales, Albert Edward.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13188,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13188