From George Robert Gray   9 July 1869

British Museum

9th. July 1869

Dear Mr Darwin

I should feel greatly obliged if you would kindly favour me with a testimonial of my abilities &c. as a Naturalist   it might prove highly useful to me at the present moment1

I remain in haste | faithfully Yours | George Robert Gray

C. Darwin; Esqre

Gray became senior assistant keeper at the British Museum at the end of July 1869 (ODNB).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6824,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6824