To W. R. S. Ralston 7 December [1875]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Dec. 7th
Dear Mr. Ralston
We are snowed up & cannot go to London tomorrow. Probably we shall not go for several days.2 When there I will write & inform you—3
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from W. R. S. Ralston, 3 December 1875.
CD was in London from 10 to 20 December 1875 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).
CD’s letter has not been found.
Summary
Snow has caused postponement of trip to London. Will inform WR when he arrives.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10289F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ralston Shedden-Ralston
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Bradford Galleries (dealers) (1992)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10289F,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10289F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
letter
