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From Emma Darwin to T. W. Higginson   19 May [1878]1

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

Sunday May 19

Dear Sir

Mr Darwin begs me to say how glad we shall be to see you on Friday next—& we hope you will stay the night. We dine at 7.30—and you will find flys at Orpington Station.2

Dear Sir | very truly yours | E. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the telegram to T. W. Higginson, 18 May 1878.
2
See telegram to T. W. Higginson, 18 May 1878 and n. 1. A fly was a light horse-drawn carriage for hire.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11516F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11516F