To S. P. Woodward 10 July 1848
Down Farnborough Kent
July 10th./48
My dear Sir
I have much pleasure in stating that from your long connection with the Museum of the Geological Society & from your general knowledge of Geology and Palæontology, in my opinion, you would be enabled to render very material service in taking care of & in arranging the specimens in the Fossil department of the British Museum.1
With my wishes for your success,—I beg to remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | C. Darwin
S. P. Woodward Esqre
Footnotes
Bibliography
Stearn, William T. 1981. The Natural History Museum at South Kensington: a history of the British Museum (Natural History), 1753–1980. London: Heinemann in association with the British Museum (Natural History).
Summary
Is pleased to support SPW’s application for a position in the fossil department at the British Museum.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1189A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Samuel Pickworth Woodward
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- British Museum (Central Archive Staff Applications and Testimonials: S. P. Woodward CE33/710/45)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1189A,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1189A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13 (Supplement)