To W. C. McIntosh [after 21 November 1881]1
[Down.]
My dear Sir
I am sorry to say that I have given so strong a testimonial to Dr. Ray L. & expressed so strong a wish for his success, that it would stultify me to give another.2 I assure you that it pains me to refuse your request; but it may be doubted whether a testimonial from me wd be of any value unless the electors are evolutionists, which is not very probable.—
Footnotes
Summary
Must refuse WCM’s request to revise E. Ray Lankester's testimonial.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13501
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Carmichael McIntosh
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 110v
- Physical description
- ADraft 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13501,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13501.xml