From Francis Galton 2 December 1871
42 Rutland Gate SW
Dec 2/71
My dear Darwin
The rabbits arrived quite safely and are in excellent condition.1 My man’s letter to tell me of their arrival did not reach me till after post time last night or I shd. have written earlier.2
Once again, most sincere thanks for your kindness in taking care of them.
Ever sincerely | Francis Galton
Footnotes
CD had been caring for some rabbits on Galton’s behalf since 13 April (see letter to Francis Galton, 14 April [1871] and nn. 1 and 2; see also letter from Francis Galton, 24 November 1871). Galton used the rabbits in experiments to test CD’s theories on inheritance (see letters from Francis Galton, 9 January 1871, n. 1, 2 May 1871, and 13 September 1871).
Galton probably refers to Charles Henry Carter; see letter from Francis Galton, 21 November 1871 and n. 2.
Summary
The rabbits arrived safely.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8090
- From
- Francis Galton
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Rutland Gate, 42
- Source of text
- DAR 105: A39
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8090,” accessed on 3 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8090.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
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