From S. B. J. Skertchly 16 February [1880]
Handed in at the Edingburgh Office at 5.26 .M., Received here at 6.35 .M.
From | SBJ Skertchly | Edingburgh | To | Charles Darwin | Down | Bromley Kent
will you Kindly Telegraph testimonial as to my Cientific attainments especially in natural History am Candidate for chair of Biology Inotage and things have to be settled forthwith you can judge by my books of my fitness will pay all expences please be sure and reply1
Footnotes
Bibliography
Flett, John Smith. 1937. The first hundred years of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Morrell, William Parker. 1969. The University of Otago, a centennial history. Dunedin: University of Otago Press.
Summary
Asks CD to telegraph a testimonial for him.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12487
- From
- Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Edinburgh
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 121
- Physical description
- T
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12487,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12487.xml
