From John Murray 26 May [1871]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
May 26
Dear Mr Darwin
As your promise to appear in Albemarle St & receive my two Bills for the Third Edn. of your Descent of Man has not been fulfilled I think it better to delay no longer & beg you to receive enclosed 2 Bills for £420" each—dated from May 1, at Six & 9 months date2
I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
Down | Beckenham
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Sends two bills [JM’s notes for payments due to CD] for £420 each for 3d issue of Descent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7769
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 399
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7769,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7769.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
