To James Torbitt 15 March 1881
Down,
March 15, 1881
My dear Sir
I received two or three days ago the potatoes, and am much obliged for them.1 I have given instructions for their being planted and labelled. I am glad to see the letter from Mr. Alexander, and will send copies to Mr. Caird and Mr. Farrer.2 I hope that you will keep up your courage, and continue your valuable labours, although I am not at all surprised at your feeling disappointment at the apathy of the public.
My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin.
Footnotes
See letter from James Torbitt, 10 March 1881 and n. 2.
Torbitt had enclosed a copy of a letter from Samuel Maxwell Alexander (see letter from James Torbitt, 10 March 1881). He also mentioned sending potatoes to James Caird and Thomas Henry Farrer.
Summary
Obliged for potatoes. Has instructed that they be planted and labelled.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13086
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Torbitt
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 148: 128
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13086,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13086.xml
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