To Miss Fenwick 8 February [1871–82]1
Mr Darwin presents his compliments to Miss Fenwick & sends two waste sheets of M.S. of his Descent of Man & Miss F. can cut out any portion which she may like2
Down. Beckenham Kent | Feb 8th—
Footnotes
The date range is established by the reference to Descent, which was published in 1871, and by CD’s death in 1882.
Miss Fenwick has not been identified, although CD corresponded with John George Fenwick in March 1876 (Correspondence vol. 24, letter from J. G. Fenwick, 17 March 1876, and letter to J. G. Fenwick, 19 March 1876).
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Sends two waste sheets of MS of Descent; Miss F can cut out any portion she likes.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13806
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Miss Fenwick
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- John Hay Library, Brown University (Hay MSS Ms.44.31)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13806,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30 (Supplement)
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