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To R. I. Lynch   4 December [1878]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Dec 4th

Dear Sir

I fear that the enclosed will be of very little use to me, but I send it with pleasure.—2 You are aware that I know absolutely nothing of your Horticultural skill or of your power to superintend an Establishment, & therefore I could say nothing on this head.—3

Wishing for your success, I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to the syndics of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 4 December 1878.
2
CD enclosed his testimonial on behalf of Lynch, who was applying for the curatorship of the Cambridge Botanic Garden (see letter to the syndics of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 4 December 1878).
3
Lynch was foreman of the propagating department at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; he had provided CD with many specimens as well as making observations and experiments on CD’s behalf (see Correspondence vol. 25 and this volume).

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Summary

Encloses letter of recommendation for RIL [for position as Curator, Botanic Garden, Cambridge?]. [See 11770.]

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11769
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Richard Irwin Lynch
Sent from
Down
Source of text
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11769,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11769.xml

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