To J. D. Hooker [12 August 1847]1
Down Farnborough Kent
Thursday
My dear Hooker
I guessed the reason of my not hearing from you & each morning I was heartily glad of it, for I could not have borne not to have come & yet my stomach has been for the last week so wretchedly bad that it would have been folly in me to have attempted to have gone anywhere.— I am glad to hear that you are going your excursion into Scotland.—
I will come to you at Kew (for one night) about midday on the 20th & return next day; & that will leave me a chance for 23d & 24th, if I chance to be unwell on the 20th. If, however, earlier would be in the least more convenient to you, I would come then. I rather want to be at home on the 17th, but cd come any day after that.—
The foreigner has not appeared, deuce take him, I hope he won’t prevent my Kew visit.—2
Shall you have any chance to introduce me to H. Watson?—
I hope you will enjoy yourself in Scotland as no doubt you are now.— Pray remember me most kindly to Prof. Henslow & to Miss Henslow; I suppose Mrs. H. has not returned.
I am baddish, so good bye. Ever yours | C. Darwin
Pray remember me very much to Miss Hooker when you see her.—
Footnotes
Summary
Planning a visit to Kew. Wishes to meet H. C. Watson.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1106
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 114: 104
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp & C
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1106,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1106.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 4