Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb. 12th 1880
My dear Häckel
I thank you cordially for your letter,—one of the kindest which I have received in my life-time.1 As I have much to do will write no more.—
Your ever true friend | Charles Darwin
Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12474F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on