There's obviously quite a bit of denial by Linda and Linear concerning Charles Darwin and his relationships with people such as Thomas Huxley, and others. Thomas Huxley and Charles Darwin became rather close over the years, as their correspondence will testify, and Huxley was very influential in regard to Darwin's work. They belonged to the same circles and clubs and societies within which they themselves nominated each other for awards for each others' work. The theory of evolution would not have prospered without their society connections and influences.

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[color:"blue"] My dear Huxley

We are very glad that Mrs. Huxley & yourself will come to us on the 26th.—

I am heartily sorry at so poor an account of your health.

I will tell you a pleasanter way for Mrs. Huxley to come, viz by Croydon & Epsom line from London Bridge to Sydenham Station, where my phaeton shall be & bring you here, 9–10 miles,— I will send to meet Train which leaves London at 3o. 15[pr1], supposing that you would wish to have best part of day in London; but if you like to come earlier, so much the better, & fix earlier Train.—

We dine at 7. & shall perhaps have few visitors besides those in House.—f2

Very many thanks for your card, which I fear I shall not take advantage of, as the Lecture of 22d. was what I most wanted to hear: but I shd. be very glad to hear any lecture, having heard of your lecturing powers.—f3

Your's Ever C. Darwin

1855

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Down Farnborough Kent

March 31st 1855

Dear Huxley

I have thought & enquired much about Westwood & I really think he amply deserves the Gold Medal. But should you think of some one with higher claim I am quite ready to give up. Indeed I suppose without I get some one to second it, I cannot propose him.—f1

Will you be so kind as to read the enclosed, & return it to me.f2 Should I send it to Bell?f3 —that is without you demur & convince me. I had thought of Hancock,f4 a higher class of labourer, but, as far as I can weigh, he has not, as yet, done so much as Westwood.— I may state that I read the whole “Classification”f5 before I was on the Council, & even thought on subject of Medal.

I fear my remarks are rather lengthy, but to do him justice I could not well shorten them: pray tell me frankly whether the enclosed is the right sort of thing; for though I was once on Council of Royal I never attended any meetings owing to bad health.f6

Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin

With respect to the Copley Medal, I have strong feeling, that Lyell has high-claim; but as he has had Royal Medal, I presume that it wd. be thought objectionable to propose him;f7 & as I intend (you not objecting & converting me) to propose W. for the Royal, it would, of course, appear intolerably presumptuous to propose for the Copley also.—


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My dear Darwin

I have had no news of you for a long time but I earnestly hope you are better—

Have you any objection to put your name to Flower's certificate for the Royal Society herewith inclosed?f1

It will please him much if you will; & I go bail for his being a thoroughly good man in all senses of the word—which as you know is more than I would say for everybody.

Don't write any reply; but Mrs. Darwin perhaps will do me the kindness to send the thing on to Lyellf2 as per inclosed envelope— I will write him a note about it—

We are all well barring customary colds & various forms of infantile pip— As for myself I am flourishing like a green bay tree (appropriate comparison Soapy Sam would observe)f3 in consequence of having utterly renounced societies & society since October—

I have been working like a horse however & shall work `horser' as my College Lectures begin in Februaryf4

Tout à vous | T H Huxley


Jermyn St

Jan 16th. 1864

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The Darwin Correspondence Project

http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darw...t;+addressee:"Huxley%2C+T.+H."



Likewise, the name Darwin is mentioned numerous times above in regard to various eugenics groups which carried on Darwinian research. So much so, in fact, that eugenics would appear to be the Darwin family business.

[color:"blue"] Leonard Darwin Eugenics Society, president 1911-1928, honorary president 1928-1943, life fellow, 1937. Cambridge Eugenics Society. On general committee, First International Eugenics Congress 1912. Eugenics Education Society. President of the Royal Geographic Society. Charles Darwin's son. 1922 letter from Davenport to Leonard Darwin about Alfred Ploetz and German cooperation. 1923 letter from the German Society of Race Hygene to Leonard Darwin.

Ladies Darwin There were at least two "Lady" Darwins who were members of the Eugenics Society. Florence Henrietta Darwin, third wife of Leonard Darwin, cousin of the writer Virgina Woolfe (a eugenist). Another was Maud de Puy (Eugenics Society fellow 1925, life fellow 1937. Central Committee for Mental Welfare) wife of George Howard Darwin.

Francis Darwin Darwin Medalist 1912. Cambridge Eugenics Society member.

Horace Darwin Cambridge Eugenics Society

George Howard Darwin Cambridge Eugenics Society. Charles Darwin's son.

Charles Galton Darwin Eugenics Society life fellow, vice-president 1939, director 1939, president 1953-1959, committee 1960. Chairman of Promising Families. Grandson of Charles Darwin, son of George Howard Darwin. Wrote for the racist journal Mankind Quarterly, which was edited by Von Verschuer (Josef Mengele's mentor).

Francis Galton Charles Darwin's cousin. Darwin Medalist 1902. Coined the word eugenics in the early 1880s. Founded the Eugenics Society (the British one). [/color]



Your claims that these relationships did not or do not exist are quite obviously fraudulent.