Darwin Correspondence Project

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

Feb 9

Dear Sir

I wrote to you above a week ago to ask you to send me immediately the body of one of my Porto Santo Rabbits, together with some information.^f2

I have not received the rabbit nor any acknowledgement of my letter from you. I now request you will be so good as to write to me by return of post

Dear Sir | yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

f1

The year is established by CD’s request for the body of the Porto Santo rabbit; see letter to A. D. Bartlett, 14 February [1865].

f2

See letter to A. D. Bartlett, 30 January [1865]. CD received the rabbit later in February (Variation 1: 114).