To J. D. Hooker 5 October [1879]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Oct 5th
My dear Hooker
I write one line to thank you very much about the gardener. I despatched a letter this morning telling the young man about the place, terms &c.— I will keep all the documents & return them to you if the man does not wish to come here.—2
Ever yours | C. Darwin
It is very good of you remember about heliotropism of insectivorous plants.—3
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 2 October 1879.
Hooker was helping CD find a new gardener; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 1 October [1879], and letter from J. D. Hooker, 2 October 1879. The prospective gardener was probably William Duguid, CD’s head gardener from 1879 to 1880 (CD’s Classed accounts (Down House MS), letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [4 November 1879], DAR 219.9: 214). The letter to him, and the documents concerning him, have not been found.
See letter from J. D. Hooker, 2 October 1879 and n. 4.
Summary
Will get in touch with young gardener about terms of employment. It is good of Hooker to remember about heliotropism of insectivorous plants.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12249F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Halls (dealers) (29 July 2009)
- Physical description
- ALS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12249F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12249F.xml
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