To Alfred Krakauer 12 January 1880
I am much obliged for your note. I have heard of other analogous cases, but there remains the doubt whether they may not be accidental coincidences, for such cases certainly occur in non-Jewish families.—1
Yours faithfully & obliged | Ch. Darwin
Down, Beckenham | Jan 12.—1880.
Footnotes
Krakauer’s note has not been found and the cases referred to have not been identified. The recipient is given in the J. S. Stargardt catalogue for an auction on 4 and 5 October 1989 (Catalogue 645); he was an ear specialist.
Summary
"I am much obliged for your note. I have heard of the other analogous cases, but there remains a doubt whether they may not be accidental coincidences, for such cases certainly occur in non-Jewish families.––"
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12419A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Krakauer
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The British Library (Surrogate RP 4481/3)
- Physical description
- ApcS 1p photocopy
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12419A,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12419A.xml
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