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Darwin Correspondence Project

From John Murray   23 November [1875]1

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Novr 23

My Dear Sir

Of Origin of Species I have printed since the Commencement 16250 Copies2

Thanking you for the cheque3 | I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray

Chas Darwin Esq

Footnotes

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 23 November 1875.
CD sent a cheque for extra presentation copies of Insectivorous plants.

Bibliography

Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.

Summary

JM has printed 16250 copies of Origin since 1859.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-10273
From
John Murray
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Albemarle St, 50
Source of text
DAR 171: 479
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10273,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10273.xml

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

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