To William and Anne Siemens 13 June 1881
Potterdale, Penrith
June 13th, 1881
Mr. Darwin is very much obliged to Mr. and Mrs. Siemens for the honour of their very kind invitation for June 25th, but is sorry to say that the state of his health does not allow him to accept any invitations, however much he would like to do so.1
Footnotes
The letter of invitation has not been found. The Darwins were away visiting Patterdale in the Lake District from 2 June to 5 July 1881 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).
Summary
Regrets that CD’s health does not allow him to accept any invitations.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13203F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Charles William (William) Siemens; Anne Gordon/Anne Siemens
- Sent from
- Penrith
- Source of text
- Physical description
- ALS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13203F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13203F.xml
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