To J. D. Caton 20 July 1871
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
July 20th. 1871
Dear Sir
The bearers of this note are my two sons, who are taking a short tour in the States.1 The great kindness of the several letters which you formerly sent me, make me to believe that you will permit me to introduce my sons to you, & that you will be so good as to give them any information or slight assistance which may be in your power.2
If they have time sufficient, I think they would much like to see your famous Deer-park.3
Pray believe me Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
I hope that you received a copy of my Descent of Man, which I despatched as soon as it was published.—4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Caton, John Dean. 1868. American Cervus. Read before the Ottawa Academy of Natural Sciences, 21 May 1868. Ottawa, Illinois: Osman and Hapeman.
Caton, John Dean. 1880. Miscellanies. Boston: Houghton, Osgood.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Letter of introduction for his sons [G. H. and Francis Darwin].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7875
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Dean Caton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.402)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7875,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7875.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
