To H. W. Bates 16 November [1873]¹

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. [2 Bryanston Street, London.]

Nov 16^th

My Dear Bates

Very many thanks for all your kind assistance.—²

I will write tomorrow in full detail to Wallace³ & I hope all will go smoothly.

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from H. W. Bates, 15 November 1873.

Bates had asked Alfred Russel Wallace on CD’s behalf whether he would help revise Descent for a second edition.

Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.

Thanks for assistance. He will write fully to Wallace tomorrow.

Letter no.: DCP-LETT-9145
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: Henry Walter Bates
Sent from: London, Bryanston St, 2 Down letterhead
Source of text: Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Physical description: ALS 1p

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9145,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9145.xml

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