My Dear Sir

Under the circumstances considering Mess. T & F’s position the best course for me to pursue perhaps is to ask D Appletons Co. agent here if he is willing to take the 250 copies new Edⁿ. as proposed— if not agreed to we must trust to a certain demand for single copies from the US²

Had I contemplated sending away 250 copies, I w^d have printed more than 1250 for this Edit^{n 3}

My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray

I thank you for your kind & considerate letter of Oct 20⁴

Ch Darwin Esq