To W. R. S. Ralston 20 December 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec 20 1875
Dear Mr Ralston
I enclose Mr Malan’s letter which you need not return. I have written to thank him—1 The Georgian letter is so foolish that I shall not answer it 2
yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Neither Solomon Caesar Malan’s letter nor CD’s reply have been found.
Malan had translated a letter to CD written in Georgian (see letter from W. R. S. Ralston, 3 December 1875 and n. 1).
Summary
Encloses S. C. Malan’s letter which WRSR need not return. The letter in Georgian is so foolish he will not reply.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10312F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ralston Shedden-Ralston
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- John Wilson (dealer) (5 May 2008)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10312F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10312F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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