From Francis Darwin to Thomas Edison [20–9 December 1877]1
Down, Beckenham
Dear Sir
My father begs me to thank you for communicating to him the curious case of the insects.2 The fact is an interesting one, but as he is at work on different subjects he will not take advantage of yr kind offer of sending ⟨speci⟩mens
Yrs truly | Francis Darwin
Footnotes
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from T. A. Edison, 7 December 1877, and by the partial postmark, on which only the first digit of the date is visible.
See letter from T. A. Edison, 7 December 1877 and n. 1.
Summary
His father asks him to thank TAE for sending the curious case of the insects [see 11271].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11312A
- From
- Francis Darwin
- To
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- DE 2⟨ ⟩
- Source of text
- Thomas Edison National Park (Edison Document File, 1878 Folder: (D-78-02) Edison, T.A. – General)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11312A,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11312A.xml
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