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To G. J. Romanes   20 January 1882

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

Jan. 20th 1882.

My dear Romanes

I fully see the propriety of Mr Croom Robertsons proposal, & agree to all that you propose.—1 Nevertheless I do not myself see the advantage of waiting till the other half-payment is made, & I shd. have thought it better to make the present or testimonial at once.2 I do not, however, wish for one moment to oppose my judgment on such a point against that of Mr Robertson’s.—

Ever yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
George Croom Robertson had worked with Romanes to raise money by subscription to support Grant Allen and his family during a period of illness in 1879 (see P. Morton 2005, pp. 81–2). See also letter from G. C. Robertson to G. J. Romanes, 21 January 1882.
2
CD and Romanes had agreed to give Allen a microscope (see letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882 and n. 3). Allen was repaying the money that had been raised by subscription (see Correspondence vol. 29, letter to G. J. Romanes, 8 December 1881 and n. 1).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13627,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13627