To W. R. S. Ralston   7 December [1875]1

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

Dec. 7th

Dear Mr. Ralston

We are snowed up & cannot go to London tomorrow. Probably we shall not go for several days.2 When there I will write & inform you—3

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from W. R. S. Ralston, 3 December 1875.
CD was in London from 10 to 20 December 1875 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).
CD’s letter has not been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10289F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10289F