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Darwin Correspondence Project

From W. W. Gull   10 July 1881

74, Brook Street, | Grosvenor Square, | W.

July 10 1881

My dear Mr Darwin

I know you have kindly consented to take luncheon with Sir James Paget on the 3rd of August at the opening of our Congress.

I venture to ask you to extend your kindness further and to favor me with your company at dinner that day at 7 o’clock1

I purpose to entertain the Council of the Section of Medicine together with some of the more distinguished Foreign visitors associated with this Section of which I have to be president. HRH The Prince of Wales2 has graciously expressed his intention to be my guest. We should all and I am sure I may speak for my foreign friends carry away an especially grateful remembrance of this meeting if you were present with us seeing you have chiefly indicated the lines upon which our work must be carried forward whether it be scientific or practical

Our dinner is to be limited to two hours

I am | With the deepest | respect | Yours very truly | William W Gull

Footnotes

CD did attend the luncheon for the opening of the seventh International Medical Congress in London, but apparently not the dinner (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 4 August [1881]).
Albert Edward, prince of Wales; later Edward VII.

Summary

Would be honoured if CD would come to dine with him, distinguished foreign guests, and H.R.H. Prince of Wales, on 3 Aug, the opening of the [7th International Medical] Congress.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13241
From
William Withey Gull, 1st baronet
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Brook St, 74
Source of text
DAR 165: 241
Physical description
ALS 3pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13241,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13241.xml

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