To a member of the Athenaeum Club   9 March [1874]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

March 9th.

My dear Sir

If you can attend the Ballotting at the Athenæum, will you be so kind as to give your vote (& exert any influence on others which you properly can) in favour of my nephew, Henry Parker.— He is a fellow of Oriel, & I can assure you that he is a fit man for election from his abilities, & in every other respect.— His ballot comes on at the first meeting on the 16th this month.2

Pray believe me, my dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to Henry Parker’s election to the Athenaeum Club, which took place in March 1874 (see Waugh [1888]).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.2 March 9th.] below del ‘Feb. 1’; not in CD’s hand
1.4 on the 16th] above del ‘early in’; not in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9341,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9341