To J. C. Clutterbuck [after 29 November 1881]1
[Down.]
My F has asked me to thank you for the mould with the burnt mark, which is a striking & interesting specimen.—2
Footnotes
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. C. Clutterbuck, 29 November 1881.
Clutterbuck had sent soil samples showing the depth to which clay had been buried by worms (see letters from J. C. Clutterbuck, 13 November 1881 and 29 November 1881). The note is in CD’s hand; he was drafting a reply for Francis Darwin to send.
Summary
Draft letter for Francis Darwin to write to JCC thanking him for the soil specimen.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13522
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Charles Clutterbuck
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 161: 182v
- Physical description
- ADraft 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13522,” accessed on 27 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13522.xml
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