To A. G. Butler 20 February [1879]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb 20th
My dear Sir
I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.— I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.2
I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death3
Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from A. G. Butler, 19 February 1879.
The enclosure has not been found. In his letter of 19 February 1879, Butler had asked CD for a testimonial to support his application for the post of assistant keeper in the zoology department at the British Museum.
Frederick Smith; see letter from A. G. Butler, 19 February 1879 and n. 1.
Summary
"I do not know whether the enclosed will be of any use to you.– I can say nothing of your fitness for the desired office, as I know nothing whatever of its duties.
I am sincerely sorry to hear of Mr F. Smith’s death."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11889
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Arthur Gardiner Butler
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 71)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11889,” accessed on
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