To Lawson Tait 13 February 1882
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Feb 13th 1882
My dear Sir
I must write one line to thank you & Mrs Tait for your very kind note on my birthday.—1
I feel a very old man, & my course is nearly run.—
I remain— | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The note from Lawson and Sybil Anne Tait has not been found. CD’s birthday was 12 February; he was 73.
Summary
Thanks for the birthday greetings.
"I feel a very old man and my course is nearly run."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13682
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13682,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13682.xml
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