To Henry Johnson 25 April [1871?]1
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
April 25
Dear Johnson
I am very sorry to hear of the death of your daughter:2 I know from old experience how bitter a loss it is & how irreparable it long appears.—3 Many thanks for your kindness in writing to me about the intelligence of your Dog: I have myself seen closely analogous behaviour.—
With my best wishes for your restored peace of mind | Pray believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
BMD: General Register Office, England and Wales civil registration indexes. England & Wales birth index, 1837–1983. England and Wales marriage index, 1837–1983. England and Wales death index, 1837–1983. Online database. Provo, Utah: The Generations Network. 2006. www.ancestry.com.
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Condolence on death of HJ’s daughter; "I know from old experience how bitter a loss it is".
Thanks for information about intelligence of dog.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7718
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henry Johnson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Catherine Barnes (dealer) (no date)
- Physical description
- ALS * 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7718,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7718.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
