To F. C. Donders 17 November [1869]1
Down | Beckenham | Kent S.E.
Nov: 17
My dear Sir
I thank you cordially for your extremely kind letter2 There is no sort of hurry, for as is always the case, my work has gone on much slower than I expected, & I shall not come to the subject in question for some two months.3
I am delighted to hear that you have been making experiments, & shall be very anxious to hear what results you have arrived at.
I feel convinced that the question is all important to any one who is interested in expression.
It gave me sincere pleasure to make your acquaintance and your little visit here was very interesting to us all.4
With Mrs. Darwin’s kind regards I remain my dear Sir | yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
There is no hurry for information. Delighted that FCD is making experiments.
It was a sincere pleasure to make FCD’s acquaintance.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6991
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- C 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6991,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6991.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17