My dear George

I am tremendously interested by your news, & am very glad that you are going to Sir W. T. & you can then talk over affair.² Could you get him to write to those electors, such as Swainson & D^r Thompson of Trinity who can hardly judge of your claims,³—I mean of course if Sir W. knows them at all well.—

If I were in your place, I w^d. certainly return soon to Cambridge, for I believe that it is in human nature, if an elector was doubting between 2 men, the absent one w^d. be apt to go to the wall.—

I will sign & despatch the deed according to your instructions.—⁴

The Luggage came all safe yesterday—2 vans, each with 4 horses!⁵ The house is crammed with goods.—

Your affect Father | C. Darwin