To L. M. Forster 25 June 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
June 25th. 1879
My dear Laura
I must write a few words to thank you cordially for lending us your house.1 It was a most kind thought & has pleased me greatly; but I know well that I do not deserve such kindness from anyone. On the other hand no one can be too kind to my dear wife, who is worth her weight in gold many times over, & she was anxious that I should get some complete rest, & here I cannot rest.— Your house will be a most delightful haven & again I thank you truly
Believe me | Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Thanks her for loan of her house [Abinger Hammer].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12120
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Laura Mary Forster
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- King’s College Library, Cambridge (tipped into N.20.1)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12120,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12120.xml
