Letter, Charles R. Darwin to William Darwin Fox, February 14, 1878 Page 1 (15104461730)

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Description: Charles Darwin, Down, Beckenham, Kent, to Rev. W. Darwin Fox, Broadlands, Sandown, Isle of Wight. He recalls their long friendship and is sorry to hear of Fox's daughter's illness; he is anxious about his son-in-law, Litchfield, who is not well. George is in Algiers? Frank and he are working on physiological aspects of plants. A.L.S., 2p. envelope.

Transcript: Down, Beckenham, Kent Railway Station Orpington S.E.R My dear Friend I think you warmly for your affectionate & most kind letter. If we may not call each other friends, I do not know who have a right; though from my unfortunate health & from our mutual distance, we have seen little of each other since those happy days in Cambridge & at Merton & elsewhere. I am

Creator: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Date Created: 1878-02-14

Source: Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Woodward Biomedical Library. Charles Woodward Memorial Room. The Darwin-Burdon-Sanderson Letters.


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