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Darwin Correspondence Project

To H. N. Moseley   7 April 1882

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

April 7th 1882

My dear Moseley

I am much obliged to you for writing to me, for I shd. have been vexed not to have subscribed as a memorial of my respect for the man.—1 My memory told me vaguely that I had had some correspondence on the subject, & I have now found the cheque, which was paid by my Bankers on the August 17th 1881.— Mr. Chapman must have overlooked it, unless his signature be a forgery, (& I have enclosed old cheque on this accnt) which is not likely.2 When I sent it, I supposed that some memorial stone was to be erected & so sent only £2. s2. 0, but I now beg permission to add £8–s8–0—making my subscription £10.s10.0.—

I most heartily hope that you find your position & employment satisfactory in Oxford & that you will raise many students in Natural Science, worthy of their master.—3

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

P.S. I have been ill & am far from well, so will you hand over cheque & communicate with Mr Chapman on subject, & forgive me asking you to take this trouble.—

Footnotes

In his letter of 5 April 1882, Moseley had asked CD to contribute to the memorial fund for George Rolleston.
Edward Chapman was the treasurer of the fund. Banks returned cheques to the payer as a record that the recipient (who also signed the cheque) had paid them in and received the money. CD’s earlier cheque was dated 13 August 1881; it was paid in by Chapman on 17 August 1881.
Moseley had been appointed Rolleston’s successor as Linacre Professor of human and comparative anatomy at Oxford University. CD had written a testimonial in support of Moseley’s candidacy (see Correspondence vol. 29, letter from H. N. Moseley, 27 November 1881).

Summary

Adds to his previous subscription for the Rolleston Memorial Fund.

Hopes HNM’s position at Oxford is satisfactory.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13763
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Henry Nottidge Moseley
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 16)
Physical description
ALS 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13763,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13763.xml

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