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To J. S. Henslow   9 February [1860]

Down Bromley Kent.

Feb. 9th

My dear Henslow

We shall be delighted to see you on 14th. 1 Trains leave London Bridge (N. Kent Station) for Bromley (not Shortland Station) at 1o.30. 3.30 4.40. 5.40. If you can tell me by what Train you will come, I will endeavour to send carriage to meet you; if it shd not be there, you must take Fly at Station—6 miles here.—

In Haste | Yours affect | C. Darwin

Footnotes

Entries in Emma Darwin’s diary record that Henslow visited Down from 14 to 16 February 1860.

Summary

Sends directions for JSH’s journey to Bromley and Down.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-2691
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
John Stevens Henslow
Sent from
Down
Source of text
DAR 93: A63–4
Physical description
ALS 2pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2691,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2691.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8

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