To T. H. Farrer 27 June [1879]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. [6 Queen Anne Street, London.]
June 27th.
My dear Farrer
I have seen your most kind note to Horace, & should much like to have ten minutes conversation with you. Pray do not suppose that I want to argue with you on your determination. I wish only to try to make Horace’s conduct appear less presumptuous in your eyes than it must naturally appear to you.2
I would call on you anywhere this evening or as early as you like tomorrow morning, if you will grant me an interview.
Believe me | my dear Farrer | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Wishes to call on THF to discuss the situation with regard to Horace Darwin [who wishes to marry THF’s daughter, Emma Cecilia (Ida)].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12125
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 185: 21
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12125,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12125.xml
