From E. A. Darwin 1 July [1862]1
July 1
Dear Charles
I am sorry to bother you, but Carlyle took your letter to the Museum & found that the book was not there & therefore supposes that he had it from the Geolog. Soc:2 Will you give me a letter of introduction just stating that it is to enquire the title of a book for Carlyle & if possible to borrow it—
yours | E D
If you are unwell there is no hurry
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship to the letter from E. A. Darwin, 20 June [1862].
Erasmus was assisting his friend Thomas Carlyle in obtaining a publication containing a topographical account of the highlands of Saxony (see letter from E. A. Darwin, 20 June [1862]). The references are to the library of the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street and to that of the Geological Society at Somerset House, London.
Summary
Asks for a note to the Geological Society, since the museum did not have the book Carlyle wanted.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3635
- From
- Erasmus Alvey Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 105 (ser. 2): 6
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3635,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3635.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
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