To J. D. Hooker 4 April [1861]
Down Bromley Kent
Ap. 4th
My dear Hooker
I have been confined to bed; otherwise I shd. have written yesterday to have thanked you for your note about poor dear Henslow.—1 In two or three days do let me have literally one line. If he is well enough tell him how gratefully & affectionately I shall love & honour him to the day of my death.—
Ever yours | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Hooker’s letter has not been found. He was staying at the home of his father-in-law, John Stevens Henslow, who was seriously ill.
Summary
Affectionate regards to Henslow.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3111
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 115: 95
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3111,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3111.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9
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