My dear Cousin

I have found amongst some Medical Pamphlets which belonged to my Father, one relating to Charles Darwin, which was previously unknown to me— It was printed at Lichfield in 1780, & consists of a beautiful letter of dedication from D^r Darwin to D^r Duncan, the Thesis translated into English, & a sketch life of Charles, with a short account of his last illness—¹ I see he lived at least a fortnight after receiving the virus when dissecting the Brain of a Child— The title page has an engraving of the Medal gained by him—² If you have not got this Pamphlet I shall be most happy to send it to you— I am here for the day on Sessions business, & have seen my sister, who is deeply interested in your work.³ She has done a charming little picture of the Priory for you, & has found two early records of D^r Darwin: one, some verses to a Chesterfield school fellow about 1749; & another, a long letter & verses to D^r Burrows the Schoolmaster, & written from St John’s College, Cambridge, in 1750.⁴ She proposes sending you these, with a Manuscript book of D^r D.’s.—⁵

Affectly yours | R Darwin—