To a member of the Athenaeum Club 9 March [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
March 9th.
My dear Sir
If you can attend the Ballotting at the Athenæum, will you be so kind as to give your vote (& exert any influence on others which you properly can) in favour of my nephew, Henry Parker.— He is a fellow of Oriel, & I can assure you that he is a fit man for election from his abilities, & in every other respect.— His ballot comes on at the first meeting on the 16th this month.2
Pray believe me, my dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Waugh, Francis Gledstanes. [1888.] Members of the Athenæum Club, 1824 to 1887. N.p.: privately printed.
Summary
Seeks correspondent’s support for his nephew, Henry Parker, for membership in the Athenaeum.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9341
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Member of the Athenaeum Club
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Houghton Library, Harvard University (Autograph File, D)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9341,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9341.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
