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To [W. H. Scott?]   16 November [1875?]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Nov 16

Dear Sir

I am much obliged to you for your kindness in sending me the very remarkable & trustworthy case of reason in the dog.—2

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

Copy (printing block of an ALS)

1
The year and the addressee are conjectured on the assumption that this is a reply to the letter from W. H. Scott, 13 November 1875 (Correspondence vol. 23). The letter is engraved on a printing block.
2
Scott had sent CD an account of a dog who got a door opened for him by ringing the bell to summon a servant (Correspondence vol. 23, letter from W. H. Scott, 13 November 1875).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10260F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10260F