From H. T. Stainton 15 January 1874
15.1.74
Charles Darwin Esq
Mr R. McLachlan having determined to put up for the Royal Society I enclose his Certificate in hopes you may be willing to sign it.1
He is by far the most philosophic Member of the Entomological Socy that has appeared in our ranks for many years.2
Kindly return the Certificate to
Footnotes
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
Summary
Encloses R. McLachlan’s certificate of nomination for Royal Society. Hopes CD will sign it, as McLachlan is the most philosophic member of the Entomological Society in years.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9243
- From
- Henry Tibbats Stainton
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Manuscripts MSS DAR 25)
- Physical description
- ACC 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9243,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9243.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22