To George Henslow 7 December [1871]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec. 7th
My dear Mr Henslow
If you will take the trouble to look at p. 431 Vol. 2. of my Variation of Animals under Domestication, you will find the perplexed conclusion at which I have arrived in relation to variation & design.—2 To this statement I have nothing to add.—
Pray believe me | yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Refers GH to vol. 2, p. 431 of Variation for the "perplexed conclusion" at which CD has arrived on variation and design. Has nothing to add to this statement.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8099
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Henslow
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Linnean Society of London (C.452)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8099,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8099.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19