To Joseph Fayrer [after 10 January 1881]1
[Down.]
I hope that you will excuse the liberty which I take in giving this note to Dr. Montagu L (a brother of Sir John L.) as an introduction to you in reference to the Charing X Hospital2 I have known Dr. L since he was a boy, & I believe him to be an enthusiastic follower in the study of medicine & that he has worked hard for many years
Pray believe me | Yours very f. | C. D
Footnotes
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Montagu Lubbock, 10 January 1881.
Montagu Lubbock, the younger brother of John Lubbock, was applying for a position at Charing Cross Hospital, London (see letter from Montagu Lubbock, 10 January 1881 and n. 1).
Summary
Letter of introduction for Montagu Lubbock.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13001
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- [Down]
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 109v
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13001,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 29
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