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To J. D. Hooker 1 December [1879]
Summary
Movement of cotton plant cotyledons.
Thanks JDH for his praise of Erasmus Darwin.
Delighted that JDH is thinking about geographical distribution, wishes he would go over the New Zealand flora again.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 1 Dec [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 193–4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12338 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 December 1879
Summary
Miss Arabella Buckley’s letter on Wallace’s poor health and finances leads CD to seek JDH’s aid in getting a Government pension.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 17 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 491–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12360 |
From J. D. Hooker 18 December 1879
Summary
Argues against pension for Wallace because of his spiritualism; the underhanded way he brought about discussion of spiritualism at BAAS; his pocketing money from a bet on the sphericity of the earth; his lack of absolute poverty.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 136–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12362 |
To J. D. Hooker 19 December [1879]
Summary
JDH convinces CD not to press for pension for Wallace.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 19 Dec [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 494–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12363 |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Addressee
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
