To John Tyndall 17 February [1879]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb. 17th
My dear Tyndall,
Very many thanks for your full & clear information, which has removed all my utter perpexity & I have sent 50£ to the Committee.2
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Tyndall, 14 February 1879.
Tyndall’s reply to CD’s letter of 14 February 1879 has not been found. CD had asked for information about a public testimonial fund for William Kingdon Clifford. A payment dated 17 February 1879 for £50 marked ‘Clifford Testimonial Fund’ is in CD’s Account books–cash account (Down House MS).
Summary
Thanks JT for his information. Sends £50 to the W. K. Clifford memorial fund.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11886
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Tyndall
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 261.8: 31 (EH 88205969)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11886,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11886.xml
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