To Lawson Tait 15 January [1880]1
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.
Kosmos despatched by this Post.—2 Kindly return it me when done with, as I have no duplicate copy.— When my son3 returns home, I will see about some letter from Erasmus D., as I do not doubt I can spare one.—4
C.D.
Jan. 15th.
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to Lawson Tait, 13 January 1880.
CD sent the issue of Kosmos containing a biographical sketch by William Preyer (Preyer 1879; see letter to Lawson Tait, 13 January 1880).
Tait’s request for a letter from Erasmus Darwin has not been found.
Bibliography
Preyer, William. 1879. Charles Darwin. Eine biographische Skizze. Kosmos 4 (1878–9): 339–50.
Summary
Sends copy of Kosmos [containing Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin].
Believes he can spare an Erasmus Darwin letter.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12425
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 221.5: 41
- Physical description
- ApcS (photocopy)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12425,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12425.xml
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