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Darwin Correspondence Project

From Charles Layton   11 March 1880

16 Little Britain (City)

March 11th./80

Dear Sir

I enclose cheque on Union Bank for £57.11.2 in payment a/c. of Sales from New York—1

a receipt will oblige,

Yours Respectfully | for D. Appleton & Co | Charles Layton—Agent

To Charles Darwin Esq—

Sales by by D. Appleton & Co for a/c

Chas Darwin to Feby 1/80

Climbing plants

Aug 1/79 On hand 378

Feby 1/80  " 366

Sold 12 10% of $125 $1.50

Orchids

Aug 1/79. On hand 508

Feby 1/80  " 476

Sold 32 10% of $175 $5.60

Different forms of Flowers No sales

Cross Fertilization

Aug 1/79. On hand 279

Feby 1/80  " 258

Sold 21 10% of $2 $4.20

Origin of Species

Aug 1/79. On hand 230

Oct Printed 500

Feby 1/80. On hand 523

Sold 213 5% of $2 21.30

Forwd $32.60

Forwd $32.60

Expression of Emotions

Feby 1/79 On hand 1038

Feby 1/80 " 944

Sold 94 10% of $350 32.90

Descent of Man

Aug 1/79 On hand 523

Feby 1/80  " 292

Sold 231 10% of $3. 69.30

add copyright on 1466 copies sold since

Feby 1/76. 1 Vol Ed price $3 instead of $2 10% of $1. 146.60

Insectivorous Plants No sales

$281.40

Stg value exch 4[.]88 £57. 11. 2

Footnotes

An entry dated 15 March 1880 in CD’s Account book–banking account (Down House MS) records the receipt of £57 11s. 2d. for ‘Appleton sale of books for 1/2 year’.

Summary

Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s works to 1 Feb 1880 and sends a cheque for balance due to CD.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12531
From
Charles James (Charles) Layton; D. Appleton & Co
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Little Britain, 16
Source of text
DAR 159: 105
Physical description
ALS 1p, encl 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12531,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12531.xml

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