To Mr Folthorp of Smith, Elder & Co. [6 February 1840]1
12 Upper Gower St
Dear Sir
Being unwell yesterday, I did not read your note.— But I will make up for lost time as quickly as I can, by at once sending off the M.S.—2 Please not to let it go from you.—till you hear or see me— The enclosed will serve as a specimen.— I wish to know the cost per thousand, words —I providing Paper.—3
Yours truly | Chas. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Zoology: The zoology of the voyage of HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin. 5 pts. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1838–43.
Summary
Sends MS [of Coral reefs?] to be copied.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-553
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Sent from
- London, Upper Gower St, 12
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 553,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-553.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 2