To J. F. Fisher 8 August [1878]1
at. J. Wedgwoods. Esqre. | Leith Hill Place, Dorking | (address till Augt 11th.) at T. H. Farrer Esqre. | Abinger Hall. Dorking. | (address till Augt 16th.
Augt. 8th
Dear Sir
I do not consider your letter any intrusion, & your cause is an excellent one—2
My health is always weak, & it has lately been worse and I have left home for 3 weeks complete rest at the houses of my near relations.3 Therefore I am therefore unwilling to undertake any thing laborious & reading a long M.S. always fatigues me much.
But if your M.S. is short or if you think it worth while to give me an abstract of your views I shall be happy to express my opinion whatever that may be worth.— I really cannot undertake to read a long M.S. & on my return home,—I must go on with a long & difficult investigation.—4
I remain | Dear Sir. | Yours faithfully. | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Summary
Agrees to read manuscript if short.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11645
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Francis Fisher
- Sent from
- Leith Hill Place
- Source of text
- DAR 144: 106
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11645,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11645.xml