To James Anderson 23 December [1862]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Dec. 23d
Dear Sir
I have just heard from Prof. Asa Gray that you have had the extreme kindness to bring over for me a box with live plants for experiment.2 I thank you sincerely.— Will you have the goodness to send the box per Rail addressed
“Ch. Darwin Esqe”
“care of Down Postman”
“Bromley”
“Kent”
Dear Sir, Yours truly obliged | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship to the letter from Asa Gray, 9 December 1862 (see n. 2, below).
See letter from Asa Gray, 9 December 1862. Anderson was captain of the Cunard trans-Atlantic steamer Africa.
Summary
Has heard from Asa Gray [see 3850] that JA is bringing live plants over for CD. Gives address for forwarding box to Down.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3874A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Anderson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Autographia (dealers) (no date)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3874A,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3874A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
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