From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
Date:
2 [Mar 1871]
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/14a)
Summary:
Was aware of Maine’s view but never thought of its extension to morals. Cannot avoid thinking that personal property like flint tools must have "strictly belonged to individuals as much as a bone to a dog".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project