From William Farr 6 August 1870
General Register Office | Somerset House
1870 Aug 6
My dear Sir
I am glad Sir John Lubbock—made the fight he did.1
It must be kept up.
The Inquiry might be undertaken—through private channels—& a friend of mine has inserted a notice in the Lancet—of which the Editor has sent you a copy.2
I shall at all times support—and endeavor to give effect to any suggestions you throw out. Someday—I want to talk to you about zymotic diseases—biads3 & monads—but shall not intrude until your opus majus4 is out.
I am my dear Sir | ever yours faithfully | W. Farr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Is glad John Lubbock made the fight he did [to amend Census Bill to enable insertion of questions on consanguineous marriages].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7296
- From
- William Farr
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- General Register Office
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 33
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7296,” accessed on 17 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7296.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18