To G. J. Romanes 23 [January 1882]1
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My dear Romanes
I am very glad about the microscope.— H. Spencers plan wd. have quite destroyed the graciosity of the little present.—2 I am better, but am no great shakes & weak enough.—
Ever yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
I hope that you will be able soon to read the Sugar Cane paper.—3
Footnotes
The month and year are established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882.
CD and Romanes had agreed to give Grant Allen a microscope, but were deliberating about when to present the gift (see letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 January 1882). No correspondence mentioning Herbert Spencer in connection with the matter has been found.
See letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882 and n. 1.
Summary
Discusses present of microscope to Grant Allen.
Mentions sugar-cane paper [by Baron de Villa Franca].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13638
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George John Romanes
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.613)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13638,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30
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