Letter 4592
Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D.
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Scott would be very welcome at Down for a short visit.
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Down
Tuesday
My dear Hooker
I write now merely to say that if Mr Scott has time to come here for a day I shd
very much like to see him. Tell him how to get to
Bromley, which is 6 miles from this house. An omnibus to Keston meets many trains which will bring him
I shall write soon
Ever yours | C Darwin
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The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, [15 August 1864]. - +
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CD describes John Scott's visit in his letter to Hooker of [23 August 1864]. It is likely that Scott visited Down on 18 August 1864. CD's Account book--cash account (Down House MS) records a gift of £80 to Scott on that day. - +
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Keston is a village in Kent, two miles north-west of Down. - +
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See letter to J. D. Hooker, [5 August 1864], n. 2. - +
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Emma Darwin's diary (DAR 242) records `C. attack of sickness | better in afternoon' on 8 August 1864.