To Alfred Newton 30 May [1871]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
May 30th
My dear Prof. Newton
Very many thanks for your facts & correction. The case of the gull must come out.2 Oh Lord how difficult accuracy is! Yesterday we had a letter from Frank, groaning in spirit at the thoughts that it was his last term in Cambridge, which is dear also to me.—3
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Thanks AN for facts and corrections [for Descent].
The case of the gull must come out [Descent 2: 108 n. 9]. "Oh Lord, how difficult accuracy is!"
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7781
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Newton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 9839/1D/59)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7781,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7781.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
