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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