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To James Torbitt   [5] January 1881

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T. H. Farrer and James Caird express great interest in JT’s report. Have instructed CD to hold £90 for use by JT in spring. Caird asks that potatoes be sent to his gardener for trials.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  James Torbitt
Date:  [5] Jan 1881
Classmark:  DAR 148: 127
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12966

To James Torbitt   15 March 1881

Summary

Obliged for potatoes. Has instructed that they be planted and labelled.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  James Torbitt
Date:  15 Mar 1881
Classmark:  DAR 148: 128
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13086

To James Torbitt   18 May 1881

Summary

Sends £90 [for experiments on potatoes]. Sorry JT cannot get his varieties well enough known to ensure large sale.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  James Torbitt
Date:  18 May 1881
Classmark:  DAR 148: 129
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13165
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