To E. S. Galton   2 April [1879]1

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.

The precious parcel of drawings, M.S. &c arrived quite safely last night.2

Everything shall be safely kept.

Many thanks. C. D.

April. 2d.

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from E. S. Galton, 31 March 1879.
Emma Galton had sent materials relating to the life of Erasmus Darwin, CD’s grandfather.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Mr.] altered from ‘Mrs.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11972,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11972