To Alfred Newton 9 March [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
March 9th
My dear Prof. Newton
If you shd. be in London, will you be so kind as to give your vote at the Athenæum (& speak to any friends if you properly can) in favour of my nephew, Henry Parker.— He is a fellow of Oriel, & I can assure you that he is a fit man for election from his abilities & in every other respect. His ballot comes on at the first meeting, on the 16th of this month.2
Pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Waugh, Francis Gledstanes. [1888.] Members of the Athenæum Club, 1824 to 1887. N.p.: privately printed.
Summary
Asks AN to vote for CD’s nephew, Henry Parker, at the Athenaeum.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9344
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Newton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 9839/1D/60)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9344,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9344.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
