To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 24 [April 1875]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
24th. Evening
My dear Sanderson
I have seen Sir John. He thinks L. Playfair wd be the best man to present the petition, as he attends to medical subjects; but if Playfair objects on any grounds he will present it.2 He doubts about wisdom of any petition.— I showed him our bill & he thought this a far more important & useful proceeding, & suggested an alteration in Title & Preamble, giving it a more humanitarian aspect, & he thought this not a little important.— I have written to Litchfield & told him Sir John’s suggestion.—3
Sir J. thinks it wd be better that petition shd be presented to both Houses of Parliament.—
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Will you ask L. Playfair?
Footnotes
Summary
CD has seen Sir John [Lubbock] who suggests that L. Playfair would be the best man to present the [vivisection] petition, but thinks the proposed bill much more important and useful. JL also suggests that the bill be given a more humanitarian aspect and that it be presented to both Houses of Parliament.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9948
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of the Witwatersrand, Historical Papers Research Archive (A237f, letters to Sir John Burdon Sanderson)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9948,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9948.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
