From J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin 11 December 1867
Royal Gardens Kew
Dec 11/67.
Dear Mrs Darwin
I should like to go to Down on Friday or Saturday week 20th. or 21st. & read a novel—1 I have told Mr Woolner of my proposal—2 he is very unwell with Influenza
My wifes votes are unfortunately promised or she would have been delighted to have helped your candidate.3
Very sincerely Yrs | Jos D Hooker
Footnotes
Hooker visited Down on 21 December 1867 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).
Hooker had earlier expressed his wish to visit Down during early December 1867 (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 19 November 1867). See also letter from Thomas Woolner, 6 December 1867 and n. 1.
Hooker refers to Frances Harriet Hooker; neither the candidate nor the election has been identified.
Summary
Would like to come to Down on 20th or 21st.
Woolner is unwell.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5724
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 102: 185
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5724,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5724.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15
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