From William Clowes & Sons [before 8 November 1880]1
William Clowes & Sons. | Limited. | Duke Street, Stamford Street, | London, S.E.
Dear Sir,
We are very much vexed that you should imagine for one moment that we should put aside your book2 for others: having always been treated with great courtesy by you it has been our strong wish to push forward your works with the greatest rapidity—the delay in this case has been with the Index-maker:3 we received the copy only this morning and before we got your letter4 had arranged for the whole of the proof to be out tonight: Hoping that this explanation will convince you that we are not to blame.
We are Sir | Yours faithfully | Wm Clowes & Sons ld.: | per E. [A] Clowes:5
Ch: Darwin Esqre
Footnotes
Summary
Explains delay in printing proofs [of Movement in plants?].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12380
- From
- William Clowes & Sons
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Duke St
- Source of text
- DAR 161: 180
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12380,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12380.xml