To John Murray 23 March 18711
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
March 23d 1871
My dear Mr Murray
I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of a Bill for £630, which together with £210 placed to my account, amounts to £840 for 2d. Edit of my Descent of Man.2
I shall be glad if you feel justified in printing 2000 more copies, as I shd be liken to have or whole year to collect information before bringing out a well corrected edition, which will take me one or two months.
Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Many Thanks for some Reviews which I believe came from you.
J. Murray Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Amount received from 2d issue of Descent now stands at £840. Would be glad to have 2000 more copies printed because he wants time to collect information for a corrected edition.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7613
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 44–5)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7613,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7613.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
