To John Murray 20 September 1867
6 Queen Anne St | W.
Sept 20th 1867
My dear Sir
I acknowledge receipt & thank you for the very pleasant remittance of £250 for the 4th. Edit. of Origin.—1
I enclose cheque for Presentation Copies;2 be so kind as to return me the enclosed receipted.— I am very glad to see that Orchid Book does sell a little.3 I hope the new Book will be more successful;4 but Heaven only knows.
I think it will be a very good plan that I may see a portion of Index, before, I presume, it is arranged alphabetically & I will compare it with the early sheets.—5
With my ⟨best than⟩ks | yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Orchids: On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Thanks for "pleasant remittance" of £250 for 4th edition of Origin.
Glad to see that Orchids sells a little.
Hopes Variation will be more successful.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5632
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- London, Queen Anne St, 6
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 173)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5632,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5632.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15
