To J. D. Hooker 20 January 1882
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Jan. 20th 1882
My dear Hooker.
It is a funny affair, but I fear this Catalogue will give you a deal of bother.—1 You are the man to bring high officials down on their marrow-bones.2 I suppose such men think that we are fools to spend time & money about weeds.
Ever yours affectionately | Ch. Darwin
P.S. | I sent £250 because you forgot to specify any sum, & I thought that a largish one might save you trouble.—
Footnotes
CD had agreed to pay £250 a year for a new catalogue of all known plants (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 12 January 1882 and n. 1).
Summary
CD sends cheque for £250 [see 13620].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13628
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 95: 545
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13628,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13628.xml
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