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Darwin Correspondence Project

To Henry Lee   25 February [1868]

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

Feb. 25th

Dear Sir

I am very much obliged for your kindness in sending me the results about the sexes of Trout.—1 I am anxious to ascertain approximately the proportional numbers of the sexes in any animals; but there are so many causes of error that I fear I shall not succeed.

With my best thanks for your information I beg leave to remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

Footnotes

See the memorandum from Henry Lee, 21 January 1868 and n. 1.

Summary

Thanks for results on sexes of trout. [See 5793.] CD is collecting information about the proportional numbers of sexes in animals.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-5934A
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Henry Lee
Sent from
Down
Postmark
FE 26 68
Source of text
Walter R. Benjamin Autographs (dealer) (May 1988)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5934A,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5934A.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16

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