To T. H. Huxley 27 May [1856]1
Down Bromley Kent
May 27th
My dear Huxley
I have just written & will post tomorrow two very strong notes to Ld Overstone & Sir J. Lubbock, & I shall be heartily glad if they are of the least service to you.—2
I have this morning received your Lecture,3 but have not had time yet to look at it.
Your’s most truly | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Harte, Negley. 1986. The University of London, 1836-1986: an illustrated history. London and Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: The Athlone Press.
Huxley, Thomas Henry. 1856–7. Lectures on general natural history. Medical Times & Gazette n.s. 12: 429–32, 481–4, 507–11, 563–7, 618–23; 13: 27–30, 131–4, 157–60, 278–81, 383–6, 462–3, 537–8, 586–8, 635–9; 14: 133–5, 181–3, 255-7, 353–5, 505–8, 638–40; 15: 159–62, 186–9, 238–41, 467-71.
Summary
Has written very strong notes to Lord Overstone and Sir J. W. Lubbock and hopes they will be of service to THH.
Acknowledges receipt of THH’s lecture [unidentified].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1878
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 174)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1878,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1878.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 6
