To J. W. Judd [after 1 February 1877]1
As a writer ought to consider himself as an [unimpassioned] judge bound to give a true verdict, I suppose that it is very improper in me to thank you for the article wh. I have just read in Nature.2 But it has pleased & surprised me so greatly, that whether right or wrong I must thank you heartily.—
Believe me | Yours sincerely | C. D.
J. W. Judd Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Geological observations 2d ed.: Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1876.
Summary
Tells of his pleasure and surprise at reading JWJ’s article ["Darwin’s ""Geological observations"" ", Nature 15 (1877): 289–90].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10828
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Wesley Judd
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 69
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10828,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10828.xml