From Maxwell Tylden Masters March 1866
International Horticultural Exhibition, | & Botanical Congress, | Office, 1, William Street, Lowndes Square, | Knightsbridge, S.W.
March 1866
Sir/
I am desired by the Committee of the Botanical Congress1 to ask you to allow your name to be added to the list of its members which already comprises those of
Prof A. de Candolle President
Prof Babington
J. J. Bennett Esq
Revd. M J Berkeley
Prof Bentley
Dr. J. E. Gray
Dr. Welwitsch
John Miers Esq
W. Carruthers Esq2
and others—
A Programme will shortly be sent to you3
in the meantime I beg the favor of an early reply and am Sir | Your obedient Servant | Maxwell. T. Masters | MD | Hon. Sec. Congress—
P.S. | Private— not official!
My dear Sir/
Owing to Dr. Seemann’s somewhat sudden departure and the establishment of a congress committee only during the last few days I am ignorant if any communication has been sent you—4 Pray excuse me for troubling you twice over if I have done so
Footnotes
Bibliography
International Horticultural Exhibition 1866: International Horticultural Exhibition and Botanical Congress, held in London, from May 22nd to May 31st, 1866. Report of Proceedings. London: Truscott, Son, & Simmons.
Summary
As Honorary Secretary of the Botanical Congress he asks that CD’s name be listed as a member of its committee.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5022
- From
- Maxwell Tylden Masters
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Int. Hortic. Exhib.
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 74
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5022,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5022.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 14