To J. D. Hooker 20 December 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Dec. 20th
My dear Hooker
I send the certificate for your signature, & I hope & believe that your adopted child will not disgrace you.—1 Please ask Dyer, whether he will be so kind as to back up Frank.—2 The memorial for Wallace has just started on its rounds for signature, & has met with the most cordial reception in the two first cases.3 I have thought of keeping your name rather low down, so as to end the short list with a flourish.
Ever my dear Hooker | Yours affect | Ch. Darwin
Your old envelope will serve to return the Certificate
Footnotes
Summary
On Wallace’s pension and Frank’s F.R.S.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12927
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 95: 507–8
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12927,” accessed on 12 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12927.xml
