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To J. J. Weir   14 February [1876]1

Down, Beckenham, Kent.

Febr 14.

My dear Sir

I find by dearly-bought experience that such an exertion as going to Crystal Palace knocks me (up) for several days, and therefore I cannot accept your kind offer.2 What you tell me about the nesting of birds is new to me.3

My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin.

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1
The year has been added by the copyist.
2
Weir probably offered to accompany CD to the thirteenth annual exhibition of canaries and British and foreign cagebirds at the Crystal Palace; the exhibition took place from 18 to 23 February 1876 (The Times, 18 February 1876, p. 1).
3
Weir’s letter has not been found and the information on nesting has not been identified.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10392,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10392