From Smith, Elder and Company1 9 March 1863
[65 Cornhill, London]
9 March 1863
In reply to yr. favor of the 5th. inst we beg to hand you cheque for 16.13.1 being the Acct due to you after adding £5 for the purchase of stock on hand of yr. two works—viz 99 copies of Volcanic Islands & 76 copies of South America, & we also enclose a form of receipts for your signature agreeably with yr request—2
In reference to the postage stamps used by ourselves, we beg to say that they are not usually sold to the public, but we have much pleasure in requesting your son’s acceptance of the enclosed set, as an addition to his collection.3
Footnotes
Bibliography
South America: Geological observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1846.
Volcanic islands: Geological observations on the volcanic islands, visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1844.
Summary
Cheque for books, stamps for CD’s son.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4032
- From
- Smith, Elder & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (MS.23181:6v)
- Physical description
- CC 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4032,” accessed on 31 March 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4032.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 11
