To Edward Frankland   9 March [1874]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

March 9th

My dear Sir

If you ever attend the ballotting at the Athenæum will you be so kind as to give your vote, & exert any influence 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 fitting man for election from his abilities & in every other respect.

He will be ballotted for at the first meeting on the 16th of this month.2

Pray forgive me for troubling you, & believe me | yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

To Professor Frankland

LS

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]).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9347A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9347A