To W. B. Carpenter 13 February 1882
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Feb. 13th 1882
My dear Dr. Carpenter
If you ever attend the voting days at the Athenæum Club, may I beg for your vote & influence in favour of a personal friend of mine Mr. Albert Dicey.
He is a barrister & has written a law book, which has been highly commended from the Bench.—1
I hope that you are fairly well. We are both growing old men, & I feel as old as Methusalem
Excuse me for troubling you & believe me, yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Mr Dicey will be balloted for on the 20th.2
Footnotes
Bibliography
Waugh, Francis Gledstanes. [1888.] Members of the Athenæum Club, 1824 to 1887. N.p.: privately printed.
Summary
Asks WBC for his vote and influence in favour of Albert Dicey at the Athenaeum balloting.
CD feels "as old as Methusalem".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13681
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Benjamin Carpenter
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 261.6: 8 (EH 88205925)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13681,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13681.xml
