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Darwin Correspondence Project

To Edward Frankland   8 February 1882

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

Feb. 8th 1882.—

Dear Professor Frankland.

Will you be so kind as to look at the enclosed, & if think that Mr. Meldola deserves the honour of being elected F.R.S, he would, I do not doubt, be much gratified by your signature. If for any reason you object to sign, I will mention the fact to no one, that I have sent the Certificate to you.— In order to save time & writing many notes, will you have the kindness to forward the Certificate (together with this note which will thereby do double duty) to ⁠⟨⁠Mr⁠⟩⁠ Norman Lockyer for his approval or rejection, as I believe he ⁠⟨⁠is⁠⟩⁠ often at Kensington.—1

⁠⟨⁠I⁠⟩⁠ enclose an addressed envelope for ⁠⟨⁠the⁠⟩⁠ Certificate & remain | Dear P⁠⟨⁠ro⁠⟩⁠fessor Frankland | Yours very faithfuly | Charles Darwin

Footnotes

Norman Lockyer signed the ‘Certificate of a candidate for election’ that CD was circulating as the proposer of Raphael Meldola for fellowship of the Royal Society of London (see letter to Raphael Meldola, 5 February 1882 and nn. 2 and 3). Frankland evidently signed at a later date (see letter to Raphael Meldola, 23 February 1882).

Summary

Asks EF to sign enclosed certificate if he thinks Raphael Meldola deserves being elected F.R.S. [See 13674.] Requests that his note with certificate be passed on to Norman Lockyer.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13670A
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Edward Frankland
Sent from
Down
Source of text
The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (Frankland Collection)
Physical description
ALS 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13670A,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13670A.xml

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