To Thomas Rivers 25 January [1863]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Jan. 25th
My dear Sir
I received safely the two fine trees yesterday evening & heartily obliged I am to you for them.2 They are now in my green-house & I hope will fruit, for I am very curious to see that of the Double-peach.— I am, also, very much obliged for a former note with sketch from memory of the fruit.—3 I hope you will soon receive the “Origin”.—4
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely obliged | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Has received the two trees sent by TR. Is anxious to see the fruit of the double peach.
The Origin is being sent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3942
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Rivers
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Maggs Brothers (dealers) (catalogue 1086)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3942,” accessed on 27 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3942.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 11