From William Graham 5 October 1881
61 Coleshill St. Eaton Sq. S.W.
Oct 5th. 1881.
Dear Sir
I am a Candidate for the new Chair of Logic, Mental & Moral Science, and Political Economy at University College, Liverpool.1 Would you have any objection to my making use of the enclosed extracts from your letter of July 5th. relative to my book, in the character of a testimonial?2 I have express testimonials from Professor Bain, Mr. Lecky, & Mr. Froude referring mainly to my last book; and Herbert Spencer allows me to use a letter from him⟨.⟩3 If therefore you would kindly all⟨ow⟩ me to use part of yours in like manner I should feel greatly obliged. I feel some hesitation in troubling you, as my friend Dr. Moore of St. Bartholomews Hospital has informed me that you have been suffering from a severe family bereavement;4 Perhaps, to spare you the trouble of writing, if I do not hear to the contrary, I may assume you have no objection to complying with my request
faithfully yours | William Graham
Charles Darwin Esq | &c.
Footnotes
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
Summary
WG is a candidate for a new chair at University College, Liverpool. Asks CD’s permission to use extracts from his letter [13230] for a testimonial.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13373
- From
- William Graham
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Coleshill St, 61
- Source of text
- DAR 165: 85
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13373,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13373.xml