From W. E. Darwin 27 June [1863?]1
Southampton
June 27.
My Dear Father,
I thought the simplest plan was to go and speak to Old Rosas himself;2 so I caught him yesterday; I tried to explain that you had met him last year and spoke to him, and I think he understood3
At all events he took your paper and read it carefully through making me read each word, and then he said he would write the answer and give it to his servant for me.4 So I went today, and the servant asked for your direction as old Rosas wanted to write to you; but he said he was very busy & should not be able to write for some few days.5
your affect son | W E. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Spoke to Rosas, and gave him CD’s paper.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4222F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 17)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4222F,” accessed on 24 September 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4222F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)
