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To F. J. Furnivall   6 December [1872–3]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Dec 6

Mr C. Darwin presents his compliments to Mr Furnivall & as he has never attended to the subject of the proposed Society, he does not wish for the honour of being one of the Vice-Presidents. 2

LS

1
The year range is established by the printed stationery, with the address in the centre; CD used this type of notepaper from January 1872 until November 1874.
2
Furnivall founded a series of literary and philological societies; the proposed society was probably the New Shakspere Society, which he founded in 1873 (ODNB).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8662,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8662