From T. H. Farrer 5 September 1877
Abinger Hall, | Dorking. | (Gomshall S.E.R. | Station & Telegraph.)
5 Sept/77
My dear Mr Darwin
I send you from the B of T two papers describing the Roman remains near Cirencester. Will you kindly return them as they belong to my cousin. From Ld Eldon I have not heard—1 Most likely he is away from home—
Your very pleasant note followed me to the Severn where I have had a delightful trip with the boys and an old boating friend. I tried to find your house at Shrewsbury: but had not time to get to it.2
Not so many holes this morning— they are many of them filled up with washed dirt— But there are many worm tracks: and 5 or 6 distinct worm casts.3
Sincerely yours | T H Farrer
CD annotations
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Farrer, James. 1866. Notice of recent excavations in Chedworth Wood, on the estate of the Earl of Eldon, in the county of Gloucester. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 6 (1864–6): 278–83.
Grover, J. W. 1868. On a Roman villa at Chedworth. Journal of the British Archaeological Association 24: 129–35.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1976. Ancient and historical monuments in the county of Gloucester; Iron Age and Romano-British monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. London: the Commission.
Summary
Sends two papers on Roman ruins at Cirencester, which he asks CD to return.
Worm observations.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11129
- From
- Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Abinger Hall
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 83
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11129,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11129.xml