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From R. F. Cooke   22 February 1869

50A, Albemarle Street, London, W.

Feby. 22 1869

My dear Sir

There will be no objection to the French Transn, or difficulty about the woodcuts to the Orchids.1

They shall be supplied at or near cost price.

I have not yet received the necessary information about “Fritz Muller” but I will not fail to let you know the moment I do.2

Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke

Charles Darwin Esq

CD annotations

Top of letter: ‘copious notes— will not let me buy the paper— Postage is Franca | Thin paper— | Exact estimate | [‘Postagedel]’ pencil 3

Footnotes

Cooke refers to the English translation of Fritz Müller’s Für Darwin (F. Müller 1864a; Dallas trans. 1869). See letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February 1869.
CD’s annotations appear to be notes relating to expenses for Dallas trans. 1869 (see letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February 1869).

Summary

There will be no objection to the French translation or difficulty about woodcuts of Orchids.

Has not yet received the information about Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-6627
From
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
London, Albemarle St, 50a
Source of text
DAR 171: 364
Physical description
ALS 2pp †

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6627,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6627.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17

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