To W. B. Dawkins 16 January [1875]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Jan 16th
My dear Sir
I am sorry to say that I can give no more information than that in my Book.2 The words “an early record” are those used by Youatt,3 where he mentions about the 400.— It is where I give it at p. 48 of “Cattle Their Breeds &c. Library of Useful Knowledge 1834.”4 I have generally found Youatt an accurate man, & a very sagacious one, for I knew him personally.— I am very sorry I cannot help you more.—
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Youatt, William. 1834. Cattle: their breeds, management, and diseases. London: Baldwin and Cradock.
Summary
Can give no more information about white and dark cattle than William Youatt gave in his book on cattle (Youatt 1834).
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9819F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Boyd Dawkins
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Bloomsbury Auctions (dealers) (15 May 2008)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9819F,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9819F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
