To A. G. More [after 28 September 1881]1
[Down.]
My dear Sir.
I well remember your K. assis about Orchids; but as I am not personally acquainted with you & as I cannot remember to have read any of your works, it would be dishonest in me to give you any testimonial about the Curatorship, not that I have the least reason to suppose that you could not fill the post well.2
I am sorry that I cannot accede to your request & remain | Yrs truly | Ch Darwin
Footnotes
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from A. G. More, 28 September 1881.
More was applying for the curatorship of the Natural History Department of the Science and Art Museum, Dublin, and had asked CD to write a testimonial in support of his application (see letter from A. G. More, 28 September 1881).
Summary
Knows nothing of AGM’s work and is not personally acquainted with him so he cannot provide a testimonial.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13362
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alexander Goodman More
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 113v
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13362,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13362.xml
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