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From Francis Darwin to Thomas Edison   [20–9 December 1877]1

Down, Beckenham

Dear Sir

My father begs me to thank you for communicating to him the curious case of the insects.2 The fact is an interesting one, but as he is at work on different subjects he will not take advantage of yr kind offer of sending ⁠⟨⁠speci⁠⟩⁠mens

Yrs truly | Francis Darwin

Postmark: DE 2⁠⟨⁠ ⁠⟩⁠

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The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from T. A. Edison, 7 December 1877, and by the partial postmark, on which only the first digit of the date is visible.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11312A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11312A