Letter 3265
Darwin, C. R. to Greene, J. R.
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Thanks for gift of treatise on Coelenterata [? Manual of the sub-kingdom Coelenterata (1861)]. "… I was but lately wishing to read some treatise up to the present mark, on these animals. I have cut the pages & can clearly see that your work will much interest & instruct me".
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24 September
`I was but lately wishing to read some treatise up to the present mark, on these animals. I have cut the pages & can clearly see that your work will much interest & instruct me …'
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The identity of the correspondent is suggested by the catalogue description, which states that CD was `returning thanks for the gift of his correspondent's treatise on Coelenterata'. There is a copy of Greene's Manual of the sub-kingdom Cœlenterata (the second part of Greene 1859--61) in the Darwin Library--Down. - +
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The year is established by the year of publication of the volume mentioned in the letter (see n. 1, above).