From George Henslow 19 June 1866
10 South Crescent | Bedford Sq: | W.C.
June 19/66
My dear Mr. Darwin,
Very many thanks for yr kind letter; I have altered my paper accordingly somewhat materially.—1
Again, thanks for the books so kindly lent.2 I have taken them to yr Brothers, 6. Queen Anne St—with your address upon them.3 & moreover told the footman they were for you.—
Hoping yr health is improving, believe me | Dr. Mr Darwin | Yrs very truly | Geo. Henslow
Footnotes
In his letter to Henslow of 15 [June 1866], CD had replied to Henslow’s questions on reversion. Henslow also refers to Henslow 1866b, the proof-sheets of which he had sent to CD for comment (see letter from George Henslow, 11 June [1866]).
CD had lent Henslow books on hybridism (see letter from George Henslow, 18 May 1866 and n. 2).
CD requested that Henslow return his books to his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, who lived at 6 Queen Anne Street, London (see letter to George Henslow, 12 June [1866]).
Summary
Has altered paper according to CD’s comments.
Returns books.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5126
- From
- George Henslow
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, South Crescent, 10
- Source of text
- DAR 166: 162
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5126,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5126.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 14
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