To J. D. Hooker 26 November [1874]
Summary
Quite agrees with JDH on inadvisability of Huxley’s taking on the Edinburgh lectures.
Is awaiting JDH’s memorial to the Board [of Works?] on his burdensome duties.
Glad to hear JDH finds ease in his work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 345–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9734 |
To G. H. Darwin 27 November [1874]
Summary
CD thinks better of "cousin paper" than GHD does.
With respect to GHD’s "viscous work", remembers endless discussions of movement of viscous matter 20 years back, apropos of movement of glaciers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9735 |
To J. D. Hooker 30 November [1874]
Summary
Has forwarded JDH’s memorial to T. H. Farrer to take up with Sir Stafford Northcote and to ask him to consider the case of Kew personally. Has told Farrer that JDH was thinking of resigning if Government would not give him an assistant secretary.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 30 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 347–348 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9738 |
To T. H. Farrer 29 November [1874]
Summary
Hooker is greatly overworked at Kew and is trying to get the Government to provide some help. CD hopes THF will take an interest in the matter and forwards a copy of JDH’s application for an assistant.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 29 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C67–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9737 |
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| Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Beal, W. J. | (1) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| D. Appleton & Co | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (24) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Beal, W. J. | (1) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
