To F. W. Surman 22 December 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Dec. 22d 1881
Dear Surman
I have heard from Dr. Günther & your case is hopeless, as he says “please note, that the man must not be beyond 30 years age”.1 Moreover the permission of one of the 3 chief Trustees must be obtained before even application can be made, & I have no influence whatever on the Archbishop, the Chancellor & Speaker.—2
I am sorry that you shd be disappointed & remain | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Dr. G. says that the applications is very great.—
Footnotes
Summary
Case is hopeless since applicant [for position at British Museum] must not be over thirty years old.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13576
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Frederic William Surman
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.608)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13576,” accessed on 16 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13576.xml
