From John Murray 27 May [1868]1
50A. Albemarle St. | W.
May 27
My Dear Sir
I shall be very glad to be allowed to see Miss Wedgewoods MS Life of Wesley & promise to give it every attention with the hope that I may be of use to her—2
The Sportsman in Canada by Maj Ross King was published by Hurst & Blackett—3
The copy of your work for your friend Prof Canestrini at Modena was sent as directed by you to care of Williams & Norgate who handed it over to Dulau of Soho Square for enclosure
If Profr Canestrini will enquire of N Zamicheli & Son Modena, whether they have received a parcel from Dulau lately—it will probably be discovered—4
The Clichés of Mullers work have arrived & are safely deposited pro. tem. in my warehouse—5 I will announce in my next Quarterly List
I am My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Chas Darwin Esq
CD annotations
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Origin: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Will be glad to see Miss Wedgwood’s MS on Wesley.
The clichés of Fritz Müller’s work [Für Darwin] have arrived.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6212
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50a
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 359
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6212,” accessed on 7 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6212.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
