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To John Tyndall   17 February [1879]1

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

Feb. 17th

My dear Tyndall,

Very many thanks for your full & clear information, which has removed all my utter perpexity & I have sent 50£ to the Committee.2

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Tyndall, 14 February 1879.
2
Tyndall’s reply to CD’s letter of 14 February 1879 has not been found. CD had asked for information about a public testimonial fund for William Kingdon Clifford. A payment dated 17 February 1879 for £50 marked ‘Clifford Testimonial Fund’ is in CD’s Account books–cash account (Down House MS).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11886,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11886