To W. D. Fox [27? November 1830]
[Cambridge]
My dear Fox
After a good deal of hunting they found at Prof. Henslows house a box containing the various articles you mention, & if they will all go in, I will send them off to day. Your prints must be kept till some other time, also the beetle stick.—
Our accounts stand thus, &c &c left unpaid at Henslows } 14 . 6
including Lens } Brett. case & packing up 13 . 6 Mrs Field 2 ‘ 3 . 6
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£3 ’ 11 . 6
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5 Balance, on my side, £1 ‘ 8 ’ 6
I am reading very hard, & have spirits for nothing. I actually have not stuck a beetle all this term.— Young Hey does go to Henslow evening parties.—
I am very glad to hear that there is some chance of your coming up to Cambridge.— I shall be delighted to see you, but I hope it will be after examination is over, as I am far too much plagued to enjoy any thing at present.— I trust after your numerous delays that you really will be in orders by xst.mas, & that I shall really pay you a visit in the Spring.—
I have nothing more to write about. You must put down my short letters to the right account.—stupidity | & believe me, My dear Fox | Yours most truly | C. Darwin
You have no occasion to make speeches about giving me trouble I shall be most ready at all times to do anything I can, for you.
Summary
CD reading very hard for his examination.
Too busy for beetles.
Trusts WDF will be in orders by Christmas.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-88
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Darwin Fox
- Sent from
- Cambridge
- Source of text
- Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 35)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 88,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-88.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 1