To A. R. Wallace 28 December 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec. 28. 75
My dear Wallace
I am very glad that you will attend, as it seems to me an occasion when every man of Science should help another. You will be able to return at night, as Lankester will be the first man ballotted for.1 I hope you are getting nearly to the end of your work
Yrs very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
CD had asked Wallace to attend a meeting of the Linnean Society on 3 February 1876 in order to support Edwin Ray Lankester’s second attempt to be elected a fellow of the society (see letter to A. R. Wallace, 23 December 1875). Wallace’s letter has not been found.
Summary
Is glad ARW will attend to vote for Lankester [at the Linnean Society].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10330
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/20)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10330,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10330.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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