Letter from Charles Darwin, Down, to William Angus Knight, 1867? August 22 : manuscript.

Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Written in the hand of an amanuensis, possibly Henrietta Darwin Litchfield.
The year of writing does not appear on the letter, but it has been established based on the letter from Knight (dated August 20, 1867) that Darwin is responding to. See the published edition of Darwin's correspondence, cited below, for additional information. Knight's letter is published in volume 15 (as Letter no. 5610) of the correspondence, whereas Darwin's response is published in volume 24.
On stationery with embossed letterhead: "Down. / Bromley. / Kent. S. E." Beginning in 1842, Darwin lived at Down House, located near the village of Downe (known as "Down" at the time), which was situated in the district of Bromley and the county of Kent. It is now considered part of Greater London.
The lower third of the page has been cut away, excising the signature.
Formerly cataloged as written by Alfred Russel Wallace to William Knight.