From Charles Layton 16 May 1878
16 Little Britain London
May 16/78
Charles Darwin Esq
Dear Sir
I enclose a/c Sales of your books from New York, with cheque on Union Bank, (payable to your order) for £73,19,10—1 Please acknowledge the receipt, & oblige | Yours Respectfully | Charles Layton | Agent D. Appleton & Co
[Enclosure 1]
| Sales by D. Appleton & Co to Feby 1/78 of “Origin of Species” for a/c Charles Darwin | |||||
| Augt 1/77 | On hand | 307 | |||
| Oct | Printed | 500 | |||
| Ed over | 10 | ||||
| Feby 1/78 | On hand | 490 | |||
| Sold | 327 | 5% of $2 | $32.70 | ||
| Expression of Emotions | |||||
| ⟨Au⟩g 1/77 | On hand | 1184 | |||
| Feby 1/78 | " | 1117 | |||
| Sold | 67 | 10% of $350 | 23.45 | ||
| Descent of Man | |||||
| Aug 1/77. | On hand | 472 | |||
| Feby 1/78 | " | 201 | |||
| Sold | 271 | 10% of $2 | 54.20 | ||
| Insectivorous Plants | |||||
| No sales since last a/c | |||||
| $110.35 | |||||
| Stg Value Exch 4.8333 Gold 102 | £22. 7. 8 | ||||
[Enclosure 2]
| Sales by D. Appleton & Co to Apl 29. 1878 for a/c of Charles Darwin | |||||
| Climbing Plants | |||||
| Nov /75 | Printed | 1000 | |||
| ⟨Ap⟩l 29/78 | On hand | 452 | |||
| Given Editors | 206 | ||||
| Sold | 342. | 10% of $125 | $42.75 | ||
| ⟨d⟩educt Copyright on 15 sold under Cost | 94 | ||||
| $41.81 | |||||
| Orchids | |||||
| ⟨Fe⟩by | Printed | 1000 | |||
| Apl 29/78 | On hand | 564 | |||
| Given Editors | 106 | ||||
| Sold | 330. | 10% of 175 | $57.75 | ||
| ⟨d⟩educt. Copyright on 15 sold under Cost | 1.31 | 56.44 | |||
| Different forms of Flowers | |||||
| ⟨ ⟩t /77. | Printed | 1000. | |||
| ⟨Ap⟩l 29/78. | On hand | 517 | |||
| Given Editors | 111 | ||||
| Sold | 372. | 10% of $150 | $55.80 | ||
| d⟨e⟩duct. Copyright on 5 sold under cost | .38 | 55.42 | |||
| Forwd | $153.67 | ||||
| Forwd | $153.67 | ||||
| Cross Fertilisation | |||||
| Feby /77 | Printed | 1000 | |||
| Apl 29/78 | On hand | 344 | |||
| Given Editors | 131 | ||||
| Sold | 525 | 10% of $2 $105. | |||
| deduct Copyright on 51 sold under Cost | 5.10 | 99.90 | |||
| $253.57 | |||||
| Stg Value Exch 4.8888 Gold 100 | £51.12.2 | ||||
| Add amount of other a/c | 22.7.8 | ||||
| £73.19.10 | |||||
Footnotes
CD recorded the receipt of £73 19s. 10d. for sales of US editions of his books on 17 May 1878 (CD’s Account books–banking account (Down House MS)). CD’s US publisher was D. Appleton & Co. CD’s bank was the Union Bank, Charing Cross Branch, London.
Summary
Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s work to 29 April 1878 and sends a cheque for balance due to CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11513
- From
- Charles James (Charles) Layton
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Little Britain, 16
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 101–3
- Physical description
- ALS 1p, encl 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11513,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 26
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