Dear Sir,

I beg to acknowledge the rect of your cheque for £5 for the

Voysey Establish^t. Fund

which I will hand over to our Treas^r. on his return to Inn.—¹ I am sure too I may announce beforehand the pleasure with which our Committee will tomorrow greet my announcement of your consent to allow your influential name to appear amongst the members of our general Committee. We want sadly to gain a little more notice & sympathy from amongst the members of the scientific & philosophical world—² We know many of them share our views to a large—very large extent—  how happens it then that they are so content to sit above the thunder clouds & see the lightining play below?— but perhaps they will not do so—& your example will tend to instill a little zeal & courage perhaps into them

Believe me | Yours faithfully | F. A. Hanbury | Hon Sec^y to the Voysey Establish^t. Fund

Chas Darwin Esq | FRS &c.