From J. S. Craig   4 November 1872

University of Aberdeen

4th. November 1872

Sir

I am commissioned by a number of the students of this University who are desirous of nominating you as Lord Rector, to enquire whether the state of your health, as currently reported, is such as to prevent your coming forward as a candidate for that office.1

I am | Sir | your obedient servant | John S Craig

Charles Darwin Esqr.

1
The lord rector of the University of Aberdeen is the students’ representative and chairman of the University Court; the rector is elected by the students and serves a three-year term. In 1872, Thomas Henry Huxley replaced Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff as rector (ODNB).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8596,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8596