To William Erasmus Darwin [24 January 1861]
Down
Thursday | 12o oclock
My dear William
The vomiting continued all yesterday till night, when it stopped & has not returned.1 But she has taken gigantic dose of Calomel which has not acted, so we continue uneasy; but Mr Williams who has been just here, considers her better.2 She eats absolutely nothing.—
I hope that your journey was prosperous & that you will, my dearest old fellow, enjoy yourself.—3 We shall be glad of a note.
Your affect | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Writes of Henrietta’s illness.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3051
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Erasmus Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JA 24 61
- Source of text
- DAR 210.6: 61
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3051,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3051.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9
