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To H. B. Tristram   16 February 1874

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Feb. 16. 1874.

Dear Sir,

I hope that you will be so good as to sign the enclosed certificate in favour of our mutual friend Mr Swinhoe, and then return it to me.1 In one of the last notes I received from Mr. Swinhoe, I was glad to hear rather a better account of his health.2

I beg leave to remain, | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch Darwin

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1
Robert Swinhoe had asked CD to propose him as a fellow of the Royal Society of London (see letter from Robert Swinhoe, 9 February 1874). Swinhoe was not elected until 1876 (Record of the Royal Society of London).
2
The letter from Swinhoe has not been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9295,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9295