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Darwin Correspondence Project

To ?   8 April [1875–82]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

April 8th

Dear Sir

There is not the least occasion to apologise to me. On the contrary I thank you sincerely for your kindness in being willing to correct an error into which you thought that I had fallen, & into which I might easily have fallen.

With my best respects & thanks | I remain Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

Footnotes

The year range is established by the headed notepaper, which is of a sort that CD used from late 1874.

Summary

Explains that there is no need for the addressee to apologise.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-9917F
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Unidentified
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Jane da Mosto (private collection)

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9917F,” accessed on 5 June 2025, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9917F.xml

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