From R. F. Cooke   16 March 1877

My dear Sir

I have the pleasure of enclosing you M^r Murray’s cheque for £140 on a/c of the present edition of Cross & Self Fertilization (1500) which are nearly all exhausted.

Also £120 on a/c of the present edition (1250) of Origin of Species, of which we still have in stock about 500 copies, but the expenses have all been paid & we are sure of their moving off soon.¹

I hope this may be satisfactory & With M^r Murray’s & my own compliments

Believe me | Faithfully Yours | Rob^t. Cooke

Cha^s. Darwin Esq