From Jules Joseph Fleury 23 July 1869
London,
July 23rd 1869.
Sir,
A man of the name of Edward Darwin, married, in 1823, a french woman called Orricette Parfaite Adèle Boucher, or Bouché, de Forges.1
Should you be a relation of M. Edward Darwin, you may perhaps inform me ⟨ ⟩ when the marriage ceremony took place.
I will feel obliged if you can give me an answer at your earliest convenience.
I remain, | Sir, | Your’s truly | The Consul General for France | Fleury
Mr. Darwin | Down Bromley
Footnotes
Bibliography
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Summary
Wants to know whether CD is related to Edward Darwin, who married a French woman in 1823.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6840
- From
- Jules Joseph Fleury
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Consulat Général de France, London
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 136
- Physical description
- LS 1p damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6840,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6840.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17
