From J. D. Hooker 20 October 1871
Royal Gardens Kew
Oct. 20th /71
Dear Darwin
My Servant carries this to you—& if you are free to act; as I suggest, would take your letter to Sir H. Holland back to town & post it, & so save time.1
Ever yrs | J D Hooker
How would it do to send my letter to you on to Sir H Holland? it would explain matters— Please use your own judgment. Sir H. is said to be a very intimate private friend of Mr Gladstones.2
Footnotes
Summary
JDH’s servant carries his letter to Henry Holland about problems with Ayrton. Suggests servant take CD’s letter to Holland to town and post them at same time. Holland is said to be very intimate friend of Gladstone.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8021
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 103: 85–6
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8021,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8021.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19