To [W. H. Scott?] 16 November [1875?]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Nov 16
Dear Sir
I am much obliged to you for your kindness in sending me the very remarkable & trustworthy case of reason in the dog.—2
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year and the addressee are conjectured on the assumption that this is a reply to the letter from W. H. Scott, 13 November 1875 (Correspondence vol. 23). The letter is engraved on a printing block.
Scott had sent CD an account of a dog who got a door opened for him by ringing the bell to summon a servant (Correspondence vol. 23, letter from W. H. Scott, 13 November 1875).
Summary
Thanks for a ‘very remarkable & trustworthy case of reason in the dog’.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10260F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Henry Scott
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Library (MS Add.10409)
- Physical description
- C (printing block of an ALS) 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10260F,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10260F.xml
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