To G. H. Darwin [31 July 1879]
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.
Be so kind as to send name & address of tailor from whom you got the Dr’s gown to
W. G. Richmond Esqr
Beavor Cottage
Hammersmith
London.
He wants to finish gown, & will then return it direct.1
Footnotes
CD’s portrait was being painted by William Blake Richmond, who had been commissioned by the Cambridge Philosophical Society (see frontispiece). The portrait, showing CD in his red doctor’s robes, commemorated the honorary doctorate of laws (LLD) awarded to CD by the University of Cambridge in 1877 (see letter to John Fiske, 10 June 1879, n. 2). Richmond’s address was, in fact, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith (Post Office London suburban directory 1878).
Bibliography
Post Office London suburban directory: The Post Office London suburban directory. Kelly’s London suburban directory. London: Kelly & Co. 1860–1903.
Summary
Asks GHD to send name and address of tailor from whom he got the [LL.D.] gown to W. B. Richmond.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12206
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- Beckenham ⟨JY⟩ 31 ⟨79⟩; Cambridge AU 1 79
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 88
- Physical description
- Apc
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12206,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12206.xml
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