From Francis Darwin to the Auckland Star 4 January 1877

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Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30-Supplement.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10770F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10770F

Summary

His father is grateful for the account of the alleged discovery of men with tails.

His father does not believe in their existence of the tailed men, although the tails may be an inherited monstrosity.

Letter details

Record number: DCP-LETT-10770F
From: Francis Darwin
To: Auckland Star
Date: 4 Jan 1877
Sent from: Down
Source of text: Auckland Star, 1 March 1877, p. 2

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Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 30-Supplement.