BIB_ID
108044
Accession number
MA 9975
Creator
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Display Date
Down, England, 1877 June 7.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm
Notes
The body of the letter appears to be in another hand.
On stationery with embossed letterhead: "Down, / Beckenham, Kent. / Railway Station / Orpington. S. E. R." Beginning in 1842, Darwin lived at Down House, located near the village of Downe (known as "Down" at the time) and the town of Beckenham, situated in the county of Kent. It is now considered part of Greater London.
On stationery with embossed letterhead: "Down, / Beckenham, Kent. / Railway Station / Orpington. S. E. R." Beginning in 1842, Darwin lived at Down House, located near the village of Downe (known as "Down" at the time) and the town of Beckenham, situated in the county of Kent. It is now considered part of Greater London.
Summary
Thanking his correspondent for sending him his paper with its kind allusions to Darwin's last book: "I leave home early tomorrow & will take your essay with me. The subject is a very interesting one. I fear that you will not care about my next book."
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