35, Leece Street,
May 27th. 1878.
Dear Sir,
We are writing to ask you a great favour, and hope that you will ⟨not think⟩ we are presuming too much ⟨on your⟩ good nature.
That is, would you kindly se⟨nd us⟩ three of your autographs wri⟨tten on⟩ separate pieces of paper for ourselves ⟨and⟩ a friend?
If you should think proper to gra⟨nt⟩ our request, we shall always ⟨ ⟩ value the autographs.
Hoping we are not troubling ⟨you or⟩ taking too great a liberty.
We remain. | Your obedient servant⟨s⟩ | Blanche, & ⟨Alice⟩1
Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11531,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on