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To M. N. Galkin-Vraskoi1   16 February 1878

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Feb 16 1878

Monsieur

J’ai appris de M. le Docteur G. M. Astre que vous avez eu la grande obligeance de lui transmettre pour moi une caisse du “Froment des Steppes” afin que je puisse examiner le produit de cette cultivation.2

Permettez moi d’offrir à votre Excellence mes remercimens compressés pour cet acte d’extrème bonté.

Agréez Monsieur | mes hommages respectueux | et devoués | Charles Darwin

LS

1
For a translation of this letter, see Appendix I.
2
In his letter of 14 February 1878, Georg Michael Asher had asked CD to write a letter of thanks to Galkin-Vraskoi for a box of wheat from the Russian steppe that Galkin-Vraskoi had sent. Asher apologised for this request in his letter of 16 February 1878.

To M. N. Galkin-Vraskoi1   16 February 1878

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Feb 16 1878

Sir,

I have learned from Doctor G. M. Astre that you were so kind as to send to him, for me, a box of “Steppes wheat” in order that I might examine the product of this cultivation.2

Allow me to offer my thanks to your Excellency for this exceptional act of kindness.

Your obedient servant | Charles Darwin

LS

1
For a transcription of this letter in its original French, see Transcript.
2
In his letter of 14 February 1878, Georg Michael Asher had asked CD to write a letter of thanks to Galkin-Vraskoi for a box of wheat from the Russian steppe that Galkin-Vraskoi had sent. Asher apologised for this request in his letter of 16 February 1878.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11363A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11363A