To Dear Friend1 4 January 1822
My Dear friend,
You must known that I am very sorry about shakespeare when Maryane, told me to put it up,2 and I like Mariane excessively, she is so very good to Miss Jone,3 I will tell you a little accident that happened to me of course you know Miss Jones is in bed, and when I went there with Mariane last night, while she stoopped there I went in town and bought the cakes, and I came back sooner than Mariane was ready, and that foolish old man shoed in the bedroom then there was a bit of Kick-hoop, not that I went quite in, oh no, quite the reverse
Your affectionate
Justice brust with a nose as big as your fist
PS I hope you were not much alarmed at Miss Clare4 accident
January 4, 1822
Footnotes
Summary
Likes Mariane who is very good to Miss Jones; CD bought cakes in town while Mariane visited Miss Jones; he was embarrassed to be shown into her bedroom when he returned. Miss Clare has had an accident.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1J
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Friend
- Source of text
- DAR 271/1/1
- Physical description
- AL
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1J,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1J.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13 (Supplement)
