Darwin Correspondence Project

Down Bromley Kent

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Dear Sir

I feel as certain as I can about anything, which has passed some years since, that I never signed any paper of any kind whatever with Mr Colburn: I am almost sure it wd have impressed itself on my memory, had I done so. Indeed, I shd assuredly have made a copy, as I did of the Agreement between Capt F & Mr Colburn, which Capt F. made without any consultation with me.

I enclose my rough copy, which please to preserve; I wd have made a better copy, but I am compelled to leave home for the day immediately.

I hope your negotiation will be successful & believe me dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | C. Darwin

P.S. | In case you shd come into any terms with Mr C. he will perhaps have forgotten, that he let the Editor of the German Edition have the loan of the Copper plate & one or two of the woodcuts— these have not been yet returned owing to the carelessness of Viewig of Brunswick, but I have no reason to doubt that they are safe, & that I shall soon have them.—