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Darwin Correspondence Project

To Francis Galton   30 [October 1880]1

4. Bryanston St

Sat 30th

My dear Galton

I hear from Litchfield that you have returned.—2 If you have nothing special to do, will you come to luncheon here at 1 oclock, as we shd. very much like to see you.

Ever yours | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

The month and year are established by the dates of CD’s visit to the Litchfields in London (see n. 2, below). In 1880, 30 October fell on a Saturday.
CD stayed with Henrietta Emma and Richard Buckley Litchfield from 28 October to 2 November 1880 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)); Francis Galton may have been away on a recuperative trip following illness over the summer (see letter from Francis Galton, 5 July 1880).

Summary

Invites FG to lunch.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12782
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Francis Galton
Sent from
London, Bryanston St, 4
Source of text
UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/30)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12782,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12782.xml

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