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From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Feb 1878
Source of text:
DAR 52: E2, DAR 178: 137
Summary:

Wants CD to forward to Chancellor of Exchequer a letter which explains the progress he has made in his potato crossing. Wants to print a CD letter to arouse public interest in the work.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Feb 1878
Source of text:
DAR 144: 484
Summary:

Thanks for letter. Prepared to continue experiments if aided. Thinks of distributing new [potato] varieties. Believes seeds should be planted this spring.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project