To J. D. Hooker [17 November 1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Tuesday morning
My dear Friend
I am extremely glad that you will come here.2 It is very wise of you to exert yourself & face the inevitable as well as you can. Your proposal has deeply gratified me, for I was thinking how & when I could in any way see you.3 My poor dear friend I shall be glad when Wednesday is over.—4
Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Extremely glad to have JDH come to Down. It is wise of JDH to exert himself and face the inevitable as well as he can. [Death of JDH’s wife, 13 Nov.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9728
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 95: 342
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9728,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9728.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
