To John Lubbock 24 April [1856]1
Down
April 24th
Dear Lubbock
Before I come to the purpose of my note, let me give you my very sincere congratulations on your marriage;2 & I do not believe that any of your many friends can send you more cordial & true good wishes.
Can you get “leave of absence” & come & dine here on Saturday at 7 oclock to meet Dr. & Mrs Hooker, Mr Wollaston, Mr & Mrs. Huxley.—3
Mrs. Darwin had intended (but is not at present quite well)4 to have ventured on a very early call on Mrs. Lubbock in hopes of persuading her to come with you, but I fear there would have been but very little chance of the party at High Elms5 letting her leave home so soon.—
Dear Lubbock | Yours very sincerely | Ch Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Congratulations on JL’s marriage. Invitation to dine at Down with the Hookers, Huxleys, and T. V. Wollaston.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1859
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 263: 2 (EH 88206448)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1859,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1859.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 6
