From Blanche and Alice 27 May 1878
35, Leece Street,
May 27th. 1878.
Dear Sir,
We are writing to ask you a great favour, and hope that you will ⟨not think⟩ we are presuming too much ⟨on your⟩ good nature.
That is, would you kindly se⟨nd us⟩ three of your autographs wri⟨tten on⟩ separate pieces of paper for ourselves ⟨and⟩ a friend?
If you should think proper to gra⟨nt⟩ our request, we shall always ⟨ ⟩ value the autographs.
Hoping we are not troubling ⟨you or⟩ taking too great a liberty.
We remain. | Your obedient servant⟨s⟩ | Blanche, & ⟨Alice⟩1
Footnotes
Bibliography
Post Office directory of Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester: Post Office directory of Lancashire. Post Office directory of Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester. London: Kelly & Co. 1858–92.
Summary
Request an autograph.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11531
- From
- Blanche; Alice
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Liverpool
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 144
- Physical description
- ALS 1p damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11531,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11531.xml
