To J. S. Henslow [2 September 1831]
[Cambridge]
My dear Sir
I am just arrived: you will guess the reason. My Father has changed his mind.— I trust the place is not given away.— I am very much fatigued & am going to bed.— I daresay you have not yet got my second letter.—1 How soon shall I come to you in the morning. Send a verbal answer.
Good night | Yours. | C. Darwin *S 2
Red Lion.—
Footnotes
The letter has not been found. It was evidently written at Maer on 31 August to inform Henslow that CD and his uncle were attempting to persuade CD’s father to change his mind. The letter was delayed a day in the post. (See letter from Charlotte Wedgwood, 22 September [1831]).
Summary
Has just arrived in Cambridge; his father has changed his mind. Asks to see JSH.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-114
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Stevens Henslow
- Sent from
- Red Lion Cambridge
- Source of text
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 3 DAR/1/1/3)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 114,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-114.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1
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