To W. D. Fox 4 September [1829]
[Maer]
September 4th.
My dear Fox
I was very glad to receive your letter & to find that you can receive me next week at Osmaston.— I write these few lines, to tell you that I shall be in Derby on Tuesday Evening, but I am afraid my visit must be very short. Erasmus came home on Tuesday, & intends only staying a fortnight or 3 weeks at Shrewsbury & then goes for the winter to Paris; so that I shall scarce be able to see anything of him.—
I long to Entomologize with you, & have brought my duplicates with me.—
There are literally no Partridges in this part of the country. I have been out two days & have only killed 3 birds a day.—
Yours affectionately | Chas. Darwin
Summary
Must shorten his visit to Osmaston in order to see Erasmus Darwin, who has just come home.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-71
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Darwin Fox
- Sent from
- Maer
- Postmark
- Newcastle SE 5 1829
- Source of text
- Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 21)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 71,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-71.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1