From T. H. Huxley 11 December 1880
Science and Art Department | South Kensington
Dec 11. 1880
My dear Darwin
Inclosed I send the draft of the memorial but a hard piece & much alteration in the last as struck me on re-reading it.1
Also the list of people to send it to which I wrote out as we were talking2
I don’t think your suggestion about Aberdare cutting up rough worth one single straw—so I tell you—but perhaps it is better to have the thing in the ordinary fashion3
Ever | Yours very faithfully | T H Huxley
I send this on spec to Queen Anne Str.4
Footnotes
The draft memorial for Alfred Russel Wallace has not been found (see the letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 December 1880 and n. 1). An earlier version, in CD’s hand, is in DAR 91: 95–8 (see Appendix VI).
Huxley’s list has not been found, but a list of potential signatories, written partially in CD’s hand, is in DAR 91: 99–100.
CD was doubtful about presenting the memorial to Henry Austin Bruce, first Baron Aberdare (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 December 1880).
CD had been staying at 6 Queen Anne Street, London, the home of Erasmus Alvey Darwin, since 7 December 1880, but travelled to Leith Hill Place, Surrey, on 11 December (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).
Summary
Sends draft of the Wallace memorial.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12906
- From
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Science and Art Department, South Kensington
- Source of text
- DAR 166: 355
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12906,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12906.xml
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