From William Spottiswoode 10 July 1878
Summary
Writes about [H. R. Hope-]Pinker, who tried to approach CD via the Royal Institution in order to sculpt a bust of him. WS advises against agreeing to sit for him.
Author: | William Spottiswoode |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 July 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 237 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11599 |
From William Spottiswoode 21 May 1880
Summary
S. M. Hersfeld [Herzfeld] has applied to WS for financial assistance in order to retrieve some books and apparatus from a carrier. He has previously been aided by CD, so WS seeks his advice.
Author: | William Spottiswoode |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 May 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 238 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12613 |
From William Spottiswoode 24 May 1880
Summary
Since CD supplied Herzfeld with money to retrieve his goods from the carrier, but he did not use it for that purpose, WS sees no way of helping him except to send him home as "a distressed Austrian subject".
Author: | William Spottiswoode |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 May 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 239 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12616 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
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Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Spottiswoode, William | (3) |