To Gerard Krefft 6 December 1876
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Decr. 6— 1876
Dear Sir
I am sorry to hear of all your troubles.1 As I do not live in London & very rarely see any scientific men, & as my health is very weak it is impossible for me to organise a subscription. But I beg leave to enclose a P.O for 5£, which I shd. subscribe, if there be a subscription2
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
order to Gerard Krefft
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Sorry to hear of JLGK’s troubles. Cannot organise a subscription but sends £5.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10700
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Mitchell Library, Sydney (MLMSS 5828)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10700,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10700.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24
