From J. D. Hooker 26 November 1868
Royal Gardens Kew
Nov 26/68
Dear Darwin
We are most anxious to hear how the Lubbocks take this disastrous termination to their hopes.1 I am very very sorry for them, but do not like to write, as they may not choose to be condoled with.
Ever yrs aff | J D Hooker
Footnotes
Summary
Anxious to hear how the Lubbocks take the disastrous termination to their hopes. [Sir John Lubbock was defeated in the Parliamentary election on 25 Nov 1868.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6477
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 102: 242
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6477,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6477.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16