To Anton Dohrn 7 March 1874
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
March 7th. 1874
My dear Dr Dohrn
I have just heard from Huxley that you are much over-worked and troubled about the Zoological Station.1 This has grieved me much. I am glad that you are now willing to receive assistance from English naturalists, not on your own account, but for the Zoological Station. I have written to Huxley about communicating with any men who will be likely to give their aid in this good work.2 As I do not know whether you may may not be short of money at present, I have thought that you would allow me to send you at once my subscription of £100, and one of £10 each from my two sons George & Francis. As I want to catch todays post, I write in haste, but believe me you have my heartfelt sympathy & respect.
Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Dr Anton Dohrn
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
CD is grieved to hear that AD is overworked and troubled about the Zoological Station. Glad he is now writing to seek assistance from English naturalists. Sends a subscription of £100 and £10 each from George and Francis Darwin.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9338
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 712)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9338,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9338.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
