WCP1999

[1]

WYCHFIELD,

CAMBRIDGE.

Ap.10.01

Dear Mr Wallace

In the Geogr Distrⁿ Chapter in ^the new volumes of my father's¹ letters I am inclined to give rather fully the correspondence with you about your book on Geogr Dis² — beginning with a reprint of the one in the Life & Letters.³ Will [2] you be so kind as to read them over ^{the enclosed ones} and then tell me frankly if you have any — the least objections to their appearing —

In any case can you help me over ^the letter CD to ARW June 17.76.⁴ I want a note (2) as to the modification of your views on africa [sic] — could you kindly write a few lines?

If you happen to know which [3] paper⁵ of Blandford⁶ is referred to under (4) I should be glad to know. But do not let that be a trouble — I can easily find it.

Lastly I do not understand my own note "p 6 is lost" — whether it was a particularly bad way of expressing that the original letter stopped ^{there was incomplete} — or the whether I have lost a page of the copy — which is the obvious meaning. If you have the letters in a get-at-able place — would you be so very kind as to let me see this one again?

[4] I have also sent you a letter of my father's to Hooker⁷ in which he seems to me rather unfair to you. At * p 1058 is it just to speak of your ignoring the all powerful effects &c[.] I have written in note (2) & should be glad of criticisms on it — or better still a new note on this or on my father's remarks generally. I send your letter Jan 1.81 not that I want to publish it but that you may see what you said[.]

If you can help me over these matters I shall be very grateful[.]

yours truly | F Darwin⁸ [signature]