To John Scott 8 January [1864]
Summary
Glad correspondent’s paper went well.
Poor health and much work forces CD to be brief.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 8 Jan [1864] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13882 |
To John Scott 6 February [1864]
Summary
JS’s Primula paper was read at the Linnean Society and praised warmly by G. Bentham. Hooker was not present.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 6 Feb [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B33–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4402 |
To John Scott 9 February [1864]
Summary
Bentham so impressed with JS’s paper that he is invited to become Associate Member of Linnean Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 9 Feb [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B17–19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4405 |
To John Scott 9 April 1864
Summary
Regrets that JS has left the [Edinburgh] Botanic Garden and that [J. D.] Hooker is not in a position to secure a foreign appointment for him. Offers financial assistance on the grounds of science.
Has sent JS a copy of the Reader.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 9 Apr 1864 |
| Classmark: | Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4458F |
To John Scott 20 May [1864]
Summary
Corrects his former account of cowslips.
The delay in the publication of JS’s Primula paper.
Delights in JS’s experimentation on Verbascum which confirms [C. F.] Gärtner’s statements.
Should be pleased if JS would accept offer of help.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 20 May [1864] |
| Classmark: | Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4504G |
To John Scott 21 May [1864]
Summary
Encloses an extract from a letter received from [J. D.] Hooker which suggests a job opportunity in India. Advises careful reflection about the risks and the need for a character recommendation. Would like to support the costs of the voyage and initial living expenses.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 21 May [1864] |
| Classmark: | Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 67–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4505F |
To John Scott 10 June 1864
Summary
Letter of recommendation stating his high opinion of John Scott.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 10 June 1864 |
| Classmark: | Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4528 |
