To Julius von Haast [c. 11 February 1877]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
My dear Sir,
I am much obliged for the extract from Ticknor. It is one of the most curious cases of inheritance which I have met with, & I should think he was a trustworthy man.2 I am not likely to write upon inheritance again, & have therefore sent the extract to Francis Galton who always attends to the subject.3
Many thanks also for your kind & interesting letter. It amuses me to hear how the battle of Evolution rages at the Antipodes.4
I hope all your important scientific work progresses favorably & I remain | dear Sir | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Ticknor, George. 1876. Life, letters, and journals of George Ticknor. Edited by George Stillman Hillard. 2 vols. Boston: Osgood. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington.
Summary
The extract from Ticknor [see 10722] is one of the most curious cases of inheritance CD has met with. He has sent it to Francis Galton as CD is not likely to write on inheritance again.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10756
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (Haast family papers, MS-Papers-0037-051)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10756,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10756.xml