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From Louis Grenier to John Murray1   22 December 1875

Tenny

le 22 Xbe. 1875

Monsieur John Murray

Monsieur

Veuillez prendre connaissance de la lettre ci-incluse, adressée à M. Darwin, et dans le cas où vous auriez la propriété littéraire de son ouvrage, me répondre au sujet de la demande que je fais. Dans le cas contraire, veuillez lui transmettre ma demande, à laquelle je ne doute pas qu’il ne fasse bon accueil.2

Agréez, Monsieur, mes bien respectueuses salutations | L Grenier

Adresse: | Louis Grenier | à Tenay (Ain) | France

Footnotes

For a translation of this letter, see Appendix I.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Translation

From Louis Grenier to John Murray1   22 December 1875

Tenny

22 Decber. 1875

Mr. John Murray

Sir

Please be apprised of the enclosed letter, addressed to Mr. Darwin, and in the event that you should have the literary ownership of his work, reply to me concerning the request I am making. In the opposite case, please pass my request, which I do not doubt he will receive favourably, on to him.2

Yours sincerely | L Grenier

Address: | Louis Grenier | Tenay (Ain) | France

Footnotes

For a transcription of this letter in its original French, see p. 501.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Summary

Encloses a letter to be forwarded to CD [see 10212].

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-10211
From
Louis Grenier
To
John Murray
Sent from
Tenay
Source of text
DAR 171: 474
Physical description
ALS 1p (French)

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10211,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10211.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23

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