Ɛpsilon

To J. W. Lubbock   [December 1848–9]1

[Down]

Dear Sir John

I am much obliged to you for taking the trouble to send me the drawings & Coins.—

I know so little of English rocks, that I cannot tell you what the stone is; it is very like what is formed on borders of coral-reefs & most islands in the Tropical seas, where shells are abundant.

Yours sincerely | C. Darwin

1
The date range is that of the stationery with the broad mourning border, as in the letter to Lubbock, [December 1848 – 1849] (calendar number 1212).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-1210,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-1210