From Samuel Butler   21 January 1880

15. Clifford’s Inn | E.C.

Jan 21. 1880

Charles Darwin Esqr FR.S &c.

Dear Sir

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst. which I should have done sooner had I not been in great doubt what course to adopt in regard to it—1

I have now decided on laying the matter before the public and have accordingly written to the Athenæum stating the facts2

I am | yr. faithfully | S. Butler—

2
Butler’s letter to the Athenæum appeared in the issue for 31 January 1880 (see letter to H. E. Litchfield, 1 February [1880], enclosure 1).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12438,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12438