To W. R. S. Ralston 20 December 1875

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Dec 20 1875

Dear Mr Ralston

I enclose Mr Malan’s letter which you need not return. I have written to thank him—¹ The Georgian letter is so foolish that I shall not answer it ²

yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

LS(A)

Neither Solomon Caesar Malan’s letter nor CD’s reply have been found.

Malan had translated a letter to CD written in Georgian (see letter from W. R. S. Ralston, 3 December 1875 and n. 1).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.2 Georgian] interl in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10312F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10312F