To Ernst Haeckel 12 February 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb. 12th 1880
My dear Häckel
I thank you cordially for your letter,—one of the kindest which I have received in my life-time.1 As I have much to do will write no more.—
Your ever true friend | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
See letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1880; Haeckel sent birthday wishes to CD.
Summary
Thanks for his very kind letter.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12474F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1:1-52/51 [A 9905])
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12474F,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12474F.xml
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