To E. H. Stanley 8 July 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
July 8th 1880
Dear Lord Derby
I am very much obliged for your Lordships great kindness in having taken the trouble to inform me about the Niagara affair, & for all that you have done.1 I hope that the Governments of the U. States & Canada may be induced to take some active steps.—
I beg leave to remain | your Lordship’s very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Runte, Alfred. 1973. Beyond the spectacular: the Niagara Falls preservation campaign. New York Historical Society Quarterly 57: 30–50.
Summary
Thanks EHS (Lord Stanley) for his trouble in providing information about the Niagara affair.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12649F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of Derby
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool Central Library (920 DER (15) 43/9/21/3)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12649F,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12649F.xml