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Darwin Correspondence Project

To A. R. Wallace   4 August [1871]1

Haredene | Albury | Guildford

Aug 4th

My dear W.

I am glad you are inclined to read enclosed.—2

Please return it at your leisure.— I am so giddy I can hardly sit up, so no more.—

Ever yours | C. Darwin

Footnotes

The year is established by the address; the Darwins rented Haredene from 28 July to 25 August 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).

Summary

Sends enclosure for ARW to read.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-7895
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Alfred Russel Wallace
Sent from
Haredene, Albury Surrey
Source of text
UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/3/5)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7895,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7895.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19

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