From William Farr 21 February 1871
General Register Office | Somerset House
1871 Feb 21
My dear Sir
I hasten to thank you for your gift—precious not only to me but to Mankind—1
Should any thing occur to me—that I think might be useful—I will write again after I have read the work which is a great relief in the midst of our details—as shown in the annexed yellow Book which you might like to glance over at your leisure.2
You will see what poor artifices—& instruments—we employ to catch you on April 3 next.3
I am my dear Sir | ever yours faithfully | W. Farr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Thanks for the gift of the book [Descent].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7503
- From
- William Farr
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- General Register Office
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 34
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7503,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7503.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19