JDH suggests [Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone] Grant Duff become a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Asks after Grant Duff's continental tour with his wife. Complains that the Ayrton controversy is deteriorating further, JDH has brought it to the attention of Prime minister Gladstone & predicts it will end with the dismissal of himself or [Acton Smee] Ayrton.
Letter details
Record number
JHC243
From
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To
Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff
Date
10 November 1871
Sent from
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom