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From John Lubbock   9 May 1880

High Elms

9 May 80

Private

Dear Mr Darwin

All is going well as far as we can judge at the University, but Jessel is no doubt a very formidable opponent.1

There is a Dr Hearne at Southampton Also

Rev. H. H. Carlisle

LLB2

Do you think your son could say a word to them?3

Ever | Yours very truly | John Lubbock

Footnotes

1
Lubbock was standing for election as MP for the University of London; George Jessel, master of the rolls and a graduate of the University of London, was one of his opponents (Finestein 1953–5, p. 278).
2
Edwin Hearne and Henry Hermann Carlisle were graduates of the University of London (Historical record of the University of London 1: 343, 425).
3
William Erasmus Darwin was a banker in Southampton.

Bibliography

Finestein, Israel. 1953–5. Sir George Jessel, 1824–1883. Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England 18: 243–83.

Historical record of the University of London: The historical record (1836–1912): being a supplement to the Calendar. 2 vols. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1912–26.

Summary

Writes regarding an [unspecified] election at a university. JL wonders whether William Darwin would speak to two Southampton men about it.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12600
From
John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
High Elms
Source of text
DAR 210.6: 157
Physical description
ALS 2pp

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12600,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12600.xml

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