To K. P. von Kaufman 4 June 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
June 4th 1879
Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge the honour which your Excellency has conferred on me by your letter of the 27th of April, & by your most obliging promised gift of the several varieties of Triticum, cultivated in the countries under your Excellency’s command.—1 These specimens will no doubt arrive in due time. I have not myself of late years attended to this subject; & I will therefore place the specimens in the hands of the most competent observer, whom I can discover in Great Britain,—probably Professor Alex. Wilson.2 These specimens will probably prove of the highest interest.
Again thanking your Excellency for your kindness to me, & for your zeal for Science I begg leave to remain | Sir | Your obliged servant | Charles Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Thanks for letter of 27 April (Julian calendar; 9 May Gregorian calendar), and promised gift of wheat varieties. Will probably send them to Alexander Stephen Wilson.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12081F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (Константин Петрович фон Кауфман)
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Russia (Collection of P. Waxell (F. 965): no 636)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12081F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12081F.xml
