To O. C. Marsh 14 July [1878]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
July 14th
Dear Dr. Marsh
I send the two Photographs, & feel honoured by your wish to have them.2 I enjoyed most thoroughily your short visit here.3 Long life to you, & if possible greater success than before in your splendid scientific work.—
Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
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Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, 10 July [1878].
William Erasmus Darwin had sent two photographs of CD that Marsh wished to have, and requested that they be sent to Marsh after CD had signed them (see letter from W. E. Darwin 10 July [1878]).
Marsh had visited Down on 9 July 1878 (letter to O. C. Marsh, 5 July [1878]).
Three additional signatures are on the back of the letter and two are on a separate sheet; CD possibly sent them as autographs for Marsh.
Summary
Enjoyed OCM’s visit.
Sends photographs.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11607
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Othniel Charles Marsh
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Yale University Library: Manuscripts and Archives (O. C. Marsh Papers (MS 343) Series 1, Box 8, folder 327)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11607,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11607.xml
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