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To [Alfred Malherbe?]   [1862–5?]1

My dear Sir

I have no hesitation in expressing my belief that you are very well fitted from the experience gained at the Zoolog [coll] to fill the place of Librarian,—2 I have invariably found you most obliging in giving me assistance of all kinds.— Your great Monograph of the Picidae— from your remarkable zeal & your knowledge of Natural History. The work has been highly spoken of by every Naturalist considered to competent to form a judgment on the subject—

With my best wishes for your success I remain | My dear Sir | Yours very truly | Ch Darwin

Footnotes

1
The date range and the addressee are conjectured from the mention of a monograph on Picidae (woodpeckers). The significant work of this era on the woodpeckers was Alfred Malherbe’s Monographie des picidées, published in four volumes in 1861 and 1862 (Malherbe 1861–2). Malherbe died in 1865.
2
The post that CD’s correspondent was applying for has not been identified.

Bibliography

Malherbe, Alfred. 1861–2. Monographie des picidées ou histoire naturelle des picidés, picumninés, yuncinés ou torcols. 4 vols. Metz: Jules Verronnais.

Summary

Testimonial for a position as a librarian. Recipient is the author of a great monograph on the Picidae [woodpeckers].

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-6524
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Alfred Malherbe
Sent from
unstated
Source of text
DAR 96: 58
Physical description
AdraftS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6524,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6524.xml

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