To Ernst Haeckel   12 February 1880

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

See letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1880; Haeckel sent birthday wishes to CD.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12474F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12474F