From St G. J. Mivart 19 January 1871
7, North Bank, | N.W.
Jany 19th 1871
My dear Sir
Many thanks— I am much vexed that you have not already received a copy of my little book which only an accident has prevented & I went yesterday to direct its being sent off forthwith.1
I trust that you will not think that I have said a word in it of opposition to you beyond what my view of the truth necessitates and I trust also that where I have been obliged to dissent my expressions have not been inconsistent with those sentiments of personal esteem & regard for you—
with which I am | My dear Sir | Your’s most truly | St. G. Mivart.
To | Charles Darwin Esq.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Marginalia: Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio with the assistance of Nicholas W. Gill. Vol. 1. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 1990.
Summary
Has sent CD his book [Genesis of species (1871)]. Has not said a word in opposition to CD except where his view of the truth necessitated it.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7447
- From
- St George Jackson Mivart
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, North Bank, 7
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 189
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7447,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7447.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
