To R. H. Bakewell 30 April [1856–68]1
Down Bromley Kent
April 30th
Dear Sir
I beg leave to return you my very sincere thanks for your kindness in taking the trouble to send me the particulars of the very curious case of inherited malconformation, which has interested me much.—2
With my best thanks | I remain Dear Sir | Yours faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
The date range is established by the form of the address, which was used by CD between 1842 and 1846, June to December 1853, and October 1855 to March 1869, and by Bakewell’s age (he was born in 1831). The recipient is established by an annotation, ‘Dr Bakewell’, on the letter.
Bakewell’s letter has not been found, and the case has not been identified.
Summary
Thanks for case of inherited malconformation.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13770F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Hall Bakewell
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Christie’s, London (dealers) (4 June 2008)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13770F,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30 (Supplement)
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