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From Francis Galton   26 May 1872

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Again seeks help with his rabbits; hopes one of CD’s men can take them.

Author:  Francis Galton
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 May 1872
Classmark:  DAR 105: A57–8
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8352

To Francis Galton   27 May [1872]

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Agrees to care for FG’s rabbits and will breed from them.

Plans to go to Southampton for ten days.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Francis Galton
Date:  27 May [1872]
Classmark:  UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/10)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8354

From Francis Galton   28 May 1872

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Delighted CD’s groom will take the rabbits;

has just done proof of a paper to the Royal Society on "blood-relationship", defining kinship between parents and offspring.

Author:  Francis Galton
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  28 May 1872
Classmark:  DAR 105: A59–60
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8357

From Francis Galton   29 May 1872

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Cancelled: same as 8432.

May FG lunch with CD on Thursday and arrange about rabbits?

Spiritualists have given FG up. Cannot get invitation to séance.

Author:  Francis Galton
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  29 May 1872
Classmark:  Pearson 1914–30, 2: 169
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8359