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To G. H. Darwin   [31 July 1879]

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.

Be so kind as to send name & address of tailor from whom you got the Dr’s gown to

W. G. Richmond Esqr

Beavor Cottage

Hammersmith

London.

He wants to finish gown, & will then return it direct.1

Apc

Postmark: Beckenham ⁠⟨⁠JY⁠⟩⁠ 31 ⁠⟨⁠79⁠⟩⁠; Cambridge AU 1 79

1
CD’s portrait was being painted by William Blake Richmond, who had been commissioned by the Cambridge Philosophical Society (see frontispiece). The portrait, showing CD in his red doctor’s robes, commemorated the honorary doctorate of laws (LLD) awarded to CD by the University of Cambridge in 1877 (see letter to John Fiske, 10 June 1879, n. 2). Richmond’s address was, in fact, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith (Post Office London suburban directory 1878).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Mr.] altered from ‘Mrs.’
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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12206,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12206