From D. T. Gardner 13 August 1874
James Parton, President
D. T. Gardner, Recording Sec’y
E. W. Hoeber, M.D. Correspond’g Sec’y
New York Liberal Club,
Instituted, September 14th, 1869,
Incorporated, April 27th, 1871,
Stated meetings
Every Friday at 8p.m.,
No. 39 Stuyvesant St.
New York,
August 13th. 1874
Mr Charles Darwin | England
Dear Sir,
We propose to celebrate the 105th birthday, of the illustrious Alexander Von Humboldt, on the 14th day of September next; and a word of cheer from you, honored Sir, as one of our honorary members would grace the occasion to a great degree, I trust Sir as the secretary, to be able through your kindness to read a message from you, on the anniversary night1
With respect | D. T. Gardner, Secy | 49 Cliff St | N. Y
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
The Club is proposing to celebrate Humboldt’s 105th birthday and would welcome a message from CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9600
- From
- Daniel T. Gardner
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- New York
- Source of text
- DAR 97: C75
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9600,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9600.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
