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To G. B. Hill   1 July [1879]1

Down, Beckenham, Kent,

July 1st.

Dear Sir,—

I am much obliged to you for your kindness in writing to me. My notice of the life of my grandfather will be very short, and I doubt whether I shall go into such detail as to justify my using the little fact communicated by you.2

Yours faithfully & obliged, | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to Erasmus Darwin, which was published in November 1879 (letter from Reginald Darwin, 12 November 1879).
2
Hill’s letter has not been found, but in his book Talks about autographs (G. B. Hill 1896, p. 58), Hill wrote that he had sent CD a passage copied from a book that mentioned a rose tree that grew against the wall of Erasmus Darwin’s house in Lichfield; Hill also printed CD’s reply.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12131A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12131A