To H. H. Vivian   11 May [1870]1

Down Beckenham

May 11—

Dear Mr Vivian

I feel greatly obliged to you for the kind interest which you have shewn on the subject of the census, which interests me greatly. I have no doubt that your personal communication with Mr Bruce will have far more influence than any memorial or any thing that I cd do.2

With my sincere thanks I beg leave to remain | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

P.S. I will endeavour to persuade Sir J. Lubbock3 to speak on the subject.

LS

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from H. H. Vivian, 10 May 1870.
3
John Lubbock was elected MP for Maidstone in February 1870 (see letter to John Lubbock, 26 February [1870].

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7183,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7183