From:
James Caird
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Mar 1878
Source of text:
DAR 144: 1a
Summary:
Returns CD’s letter [11389] of which he has kept a copy.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Returns CD’s letter [11389] of which he has kept a copy.
Success of James Torbitt’s potato experiments so far does not warrant an application for Government aid.
Is impressed by the scale of Torbitt’s experiments. Discusses financial assistance. If Torbitt’s work succeeds, they will be amply repaid.
Comments on the progress of Torbitt’s experiments.
JC and Farrer are impressed with Torbitt’s papers. Will continue financial support.