To Lawson Tait 13 February 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station| Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb. 13th. 1880.
My dear Sir
Although you tell me not to write I must thank you for your congratulations, your two notes, the articles in the Daily Post & the copy of the Address.—1 Nothing can be more honourable to me than the article & the Address, & according to my judgment no one could possibly have written them in better taste. I fear that you have expended much time & trouble in this whole affair.
Accept my sincere thanks & believe me | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Of course whenever I receive the Address I will send a formal answer.2
Footnotes
Bibliography
LL: The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. Edited by Francis Darwin. 3 vols. London: John Murray. 1887–8.
Summary
CD thanks RLT for his two notes, a newspaper article, and a copy of RLT’s address honouring him.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12475
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12475,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12475.xml