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StorageSite	UCL Special Collections
Level	Item
Reference Number	GALTON/3/3/4/7
Title	Darwin, Sir George Howard
Date	1870-1910
Description	Manuscript letters. Interested in Galton's paper on barometric predictions of weather and sends his observations about this. Letter dated 28 Aug 1881 announced death of Darwin's uncle. Letters announcing birth of his daughter and son (1885, 1887). Congratulations on receiving two honours (1902). Concerning article in The Times about police and fingerprints. Concerning nomination as President of the British Association (1905) with copy of Galton's reply that he has to decline: "the fatal fact remains that I am not strong enough even under all these alterations. The preceding excitement would be enough to upset me. I cannot stand even a moderate account of flurry." Congratulations on birthday honours (1909) and receiving Copley Medal from the Royal Society (1910).
Extent	22 letters
AccessStatus	Open
AccessConditions	The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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