To William Bowman 16 May [1869–81]1
Down, Beckenham, Kent
May 16
I shall not be in London on Monday, but I have written to my Brother to ask him to aid you2
Ch Darwin
Footnotes
The year range is established by the address, and by CD’s brother’s death in August 1881. The address is given by the dealer; CD started using Beckenham as part of his address in April 1869.
CD’s brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, lived in London.
Summary
"I shall not be in London on Monday, but I have written to my Brother to ask him to aid you"
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13781
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Bowman, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- George Houle Autographs (dealer) (Catalogue 61, March 1992)
- Physical description
- ALS * 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13781,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13781.xml
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