To John Tyndall 11 June 1872
Bassett, Southampton,
June 11th 1872.
My dear Tyndall
I write one line to give you my present address. I am delighted to hear of the proposed step. If the document has been already sent to Down, it will be forwarded to me directly, but there will unfortunately be a day or two’s loss of time.1
In haste | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin.
P.S— I saw Lady Derby the other day and talked to her about Hooker’s case, and she said she would repeat all I said to Lord Derby, in reference to the House of Lords. I mention this that you may remember to send a copy of the letter to Lord D.2
The memorial seems to me to be admirable.
Footnotes
Summary
If the Memorial concerning Joseph Dalton Hooker’s dispute with Acton Smee Ayrton was sent to Down, there will be a delay in its return. He has discussed the matter with Mary Catherine Stanley (Lady Derby).
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8383F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Tyndall
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI MS JT/1/TYP/8/2654)
- Physical description
- C C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8383F,” accessed on 24 September 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8383F.xml
