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Darwin Correspondence Project

From Robert Christison to W. E. Gladstone   20 July 1872

Cancelled: Third party letter

Summary

RC [President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh] objects to government interference with Hooker’s authority as Director of Kew; mentions CD’s name in support.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-8420
From
Robert Christison, 1st baronet
To
William Ewart Gladstone
Sent from
Edinburgh
Source of text
DAR 165: 49
Physical description
L 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8420,” accessed on 5 June 2025, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8420.xml

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