To Alfred Newton   9 March [1874]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

March 9th

My dear Prof. Newton

If you shd. be in London, will you be so kind as to give your vote at the Athenæum (& speak to any friends if 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 of this month.2

Pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

LS(A)

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

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.2 March 9th] below del ‘Feb 1st’; not in CD’s hand
1.4 on … of 1.5] interl above del ‘early in’; not in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9344,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9344