From W. E. Darwin 2 February [1882]1
Royal Southern Yacht Club
Feb 2nd
My dear Father,
I told Prof: Bonney that I was sure the story was apocryphal but I thought it worrth while sending on; for you to send him a card to say it was so.2 I hope your cold is better. G. is just off & is brisk.3 He has a lovely day.
Your affect son | W. E D
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Suggested T. G. Bonney contact CD to confirm story was apocryphal.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13654F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 108)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13654F,” accessed on 2 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13654F.xml