WCP5293

Letter (WCP5293.5837)

[1]

Down,

Beckenham, Kent.

Railway Station

Orpington. S.E.R.

Dec[cember] 20 [18]80

My dear Hooker

I send the certificate for your signature, & I hope & believe that your adopted child will not disgrace you. Please ask Dyer,1 whether he will be so kind as to back up Frank2.

The memorial for Wallace has just started on its rounds for [2]3 your old envelope will serve to return the certificate [3] signature, & has met with a most cordial reception in the first two cases. I have thought of keeping your name rather low down, so as to end the short list with a flourish.

Ever my dear Hooker | Yours affec[tionately]

Ch[arles] Darwin [signature]

1
Dyer, Sir William Turner Thiselton- (1843-1928); botanist
2
Darwin, Francis "Frank" (1848-1925); botanist and son of Charles Darwin
3
The second page interrupts the message, which continued on page three from page one.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP5293.5837)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Buckingham, Amanda Belle [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP5293,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5293