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Darwin Correspondence Project

To Francis Galton   [November 1874 – April 1882]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

My dear Galton

If you happen to be here about 5 will you pay us a visit, as I hope by that time to be rested & alive

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

The date range is established by the headed notepaper, which is of a sort that CD used from November 1874; CD died in April 1882.

Summary

Invites FG to visit.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13811
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Francis Galton
Sent from
Down
Source of text
The British Library (IOL Mss Eur F127)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13811,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13811.xml

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