To Edward Frankland 4 January [1879]
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Jan. 4th
My dear Dr Frankland
About a month ago you were so very kind as to say that you would give us a Bottle of pure water to proceed with our experiment on the exudation of alkaline matter from leaves on growing plants.— You said that the water wd. be sent in about a week’s time, & now a horrid fear has seized me that perhaps the water has been despatched & stolen under the impression that the Bottle contained Spirits.— I hope that they may merely have been forgotten or delayed—1
Forgive me for troubling you on this to me important matter & believe me | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Fears that the promised bottle of pure water may have been despatched or stolen in passage. [See 11768a.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11820A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward Frankland
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (Frankland Collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11820A,” accessed on 13 September 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11820A.xml
