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From John Murray   22 November [1875]1

50, Albemarle St. | W.

Novr 22

My Dear Sir

In consequence of your note I now enclose cheques for £130" £560" & £63" for Editions of your 3 Works2 Of “Origin” were printed 2000 copies in March 1873—settled for with cheque for £180"

The present Edn. of 1500 was printed March 1875—3

Of Insectivorous Plants”, I propose to throw off 500 before distributing. Please excuse the mistake in writing “Climbing”4

With comps & best wishes for your health I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray

Chas Darwin Esqr

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875.
2
The cheques were for CD’s share of the profits for Origin 6th ed., Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants 2d ed. (see letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875). CD recorded deposits for these amounts in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS) on 23 November 1875.
3
See letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 and n. 2. On the payment for Origin 6th ed., see Correspondence vol. 22, letter from John Murray, 29 July [1874].

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10270,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10270