To G. H. Darwin 9 May [1878]
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham
I think the account wd. be worth sending to Nature.— But as far as I can remember few or none have attributed deaf-mutism to consanguinity.1
I was particularly glad to hear about R.S. election.2
C. D.
May. 9th— Bassett
Footnotes
See letter from G. H. Darwin, [before 9 May 1878] and n. 4.
See letter from G. H. Darwin, [before 9 May 1878] and n. 5. George had reported on the discussions by the Council of the Royal Society of London about the election of new fellows.
Summary
CD believes few or none have attributed deaf-mutism to consanguineous marriages.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11500
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Postmark
- MY 9 78
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 68
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11500,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11500.xml
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