To J. S. Henslow 3 February [1860]
Down.
Feb 3d
My dear Henslow
Many thanks for L. Jenyns very sensible letter.—1
We shall be truly delighted to see you, whenever you can come, after the 11th or any other time.—2
In Haste | Most truly yours | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Leonard Jenyns was Henslow’s brother-in-law. He had probably written to Henslow about Origin. For Jenyns’s views about CD’s work, see letter to Leonard Jenyns, 7 January [1860].
Henslow visited the Darwins from 14 to 16 February 1860 (Emma Darwin’s diary). See letter to J. S. Henslow, 9 February [1860].
Bibliography
Origin: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859.
Summary
Thanks for L. Jenyns’ very sensible letter [missing].
Will be delighted to see JSH whenever he can come.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2682
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Stevens Henslow
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 93: A62
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2682,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2682.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8
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