From Emma Darwin to T. G. Appleton 28 June [1862]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
June 28.
My dear Mr Appleton
It was very pleasant to find ourselves so kindly remembered by you at such a distance of time & Mr Darwin begs me to thank you most cordially for the beautiful book—2 (He has not at all lost his taste for maple sugar any more than the children have).3 I am writing for him as he is very unwell at present but he begs me to say that the book is one of the most beautiful specimens of works of Nat. History he has ever seen.
I wish we could have had the pleasure of seeing your brother here but Mr Darwin has been too unwell to see any visitors.4
We shall rejoice at the termination of the war & if we cannot hope to see Slavery abolished I think it must at all events be prevented from Spreading. If you shd be coming to England I hope you will let us know as we should be so glad to see you again. Mr Darwin begs to be remembered to you. He has the pleasantest recollection of the days you spent here5
very truly yours | E. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
CD too ill to write.
He thanks Appleton for most beautiful work of natural history he has ever seen.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3626
- From
- Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
- To
- Thomas Gold Appleton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- James G. Zimmer (private collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3626,” accessed on 9 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3626.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
