To T. H. Farrer 13 October 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Oct 13. 1880
My dear Farrer,
I have been glad to see your copy-book, and all is now clear to me.1 I have been able to correct some doubtful points, so that I need not trouble you with my M.S. I have been examining under the microscope the castings received this morning, and they are quite invaluable to me.2 I shall send the bits of brick to Mr Sorby, who is the great authority on rock-structure, to see if my impression is correct that they have undergone attrition.3 But before sending them I much want answers on a few points. The queries are written on a separate paper, with open spaces, as this will save you trouble.4 These are the last of my questions.
My dear Farrer, | Yours truly obliged. | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
THF’s copybook has cleared up all points. The castings are invaluable. Encloses further queries [missing].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12755
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/37)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12755,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12755.xml
