From Thomas Henry Huxley   Decr 4th

4 Upper York Place | S Johns Wood | Dec^r 4^th

My dear Sir

I was greatly rejoiced to find I could be of service to you¹ in any way – and I only regret, for your sake, that my name is not a more weighty one –Your election I should think can be a matter of no doubt –

As to Toronto I confess I am not very anxious about it – Sydney would have been far more to my taste² and I confess I envy you, what as I hear, is the very good chance[s] you have of going there –

It used to be our head quarters in the ‘Rattlesnake’³ and my home for three months in the year – Should you go, I should be very happy if you like to give you letters to some of my friends

Greatly as I wish we had been destined to do our work together, I cannot but offer the most hearty wishes for your success in Sydney

Ever | yours very faithfully | Thomas H. Huxley

John Tyndall Esq^r.

IC HP 9.1-2