To Mr Russell 26 June [1875]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.) [Abinger Hall, Surrey.]
June 26th
Dear Sir
I am very sorry that you have had so much trouble about my address.— My house is seven miles from Beckenham in an out of the way place, & I have been & am still absent from my home— I would suggest you sending the book, which Mr Fitzgerald has been so kind as to send to me, either by post or Railway to me, & after I have seen it, will write to Mr. Fitzgerald.2
Pray accept my thanks & I remain Dear Sir | Yours Faithfully | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Fitzgerald, Robert David. 1875–94. Australian orchids. 2 vols. Sydney: Thomas Richards.
Summary
Is sorry his correspondent has had so much trouble about his address. Suggests he send the book from R. D. Fitzgerald [Australian orchids, vol. 1 (1875–82)] either by post or by rail.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10031F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Mr Russell
- Sent from
- Abinger Hall Down letterhead
- Source of text
- Nate’s Autographs (dealer) (January 1995)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10031F,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
