From Reginald Darwin   4 August 1879

My dear Cousin

I have met with an old paper which I think may be of interest to you— It is, as you will see, an address of our Grandfather’s to a new Society which he formed in Derby— The Society continued in existence until within the last 20 or 30 years, when I believe its possessions, i.e. Books, passed to the Town Library— This address was printed as a sort of preface to the Rules & the Catalogue, but I did not know of the existence of the original until last week.¹

I say “original” tho’ it is not in D^r Darwin’s hand writing, but is probably a “fair copy” made for him by some member of his family— the endorsement is in my Mother’s hand—²

With kindest regards | affec^tly Yours | Reginald Darwin