To Francis Galton 30 April [1879]1
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.
Many thanks. The extract will come in capitally.2 You are very good to take so much trouble. Mrs Sch. received all safe, & shall soon be returned.3 I much enjoyed my talks with you.—4
C.D.—
Ap. 30th
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to Francis Galton, 22 March 1879.
CD was collecting materials for his biographical sketch of Erasmus Darwin (Erasmus Darwin). Galton’s letter has not been found.
CD had asked to borrow Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck’s autobiography (Hankin ed. 1858), in which she had made negative comments about Erasmus Darwin (see letter to Francis Galton, 22 March 1879 and n. 5).
According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Francis and Louisa Jane Galton visited Down on 26 April 1879.
Bibliography
Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879.
Hankin, Christiana C. ed. 1858. Life of Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck. 2 vols. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts.
Summary
Thanks FG for an extract [about Dr Erasmus Darwin?].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12018
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Francis Galton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/28)
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12018,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12018.xml
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