To Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg 22 March 1876
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
March 22. 76
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your kind letter. I am always glad to hear of the spreading of the principles of Evolution, and all who battle in the cause do good service, as I believe, for the progress of Science.1 I cannot think of any particular points in the Nat: History of Bermuda about which I want information but I am much obliged for your kind offer of assistance.2
I have no doubt that you will find many subjects in this Island & in the W. Indies, well worthy of investigation, & with my best hopes for your success I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
To | Ernest de Hesse Wartegg Esq. | Philadei.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
OBL: Österreichisches biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Edited by Leo Santifaller et al. 15 vols. and 3 fascicles of vol. 16 (A–Zeman Antonín) to date. Vienna: Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1957–.
Summary
All who battle in the cause of evolution do good service.
Has no questions about the natural history of Bermuda.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10424
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Knox College Seymour Library, Special Collections and Archives (Henry Smith Williams Manuscript Collection vol. 3, p. 47)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10424,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10424.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24
