From W. S. Dallas   6 February 1868

Yorkshire Philosophical Society | York

6 February 1868.

My dear Sir

The Hon. Secretary of the Y.P.S. sent me the enclosed letter to forward to you as he did not know your address.— I hope you will honour us by accepting the position.—1

I am so much out of the world here that I have neither seen nor heard anything of your book, but I suppose it has been cast upon the waters long since.— I have heard nothing yet from Mr. Murray.—2

Believe me | Your’s always truly | W. S. Dallas.

C. Darwin Esq. F.R.S.

1
The enclosure has not been found. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society had elected CD an honorary member (see letter to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 8 February [1868]). Dallas was curator of the society’s museum (Modern English biography).
2
Dallas had compiled the index for Variation, which was published by John Murray on 30 January 1868 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Correspondence vol. 16, Appendix II)). Dallas had been hoping to receive more money from Murray than had originally been agreed (see letter from W. S. Dallas, 15 January 1868).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-5847,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-5847