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To G. B. Ercolani   14 April 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

April 14th 1880

Dear Sir

I am much obliged for the honour which you have done me by presenting me with great work on the Placenta. The relations of its structure to the classification of the mammalia has always seemed to me a very interesting subject, & I see that it is discussed by you.—1

With the greatest respect, | I remain Dear Sir | Yours faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin

1
Ercolani had sent a copy of his work comparing the mammalian placenta with that of cartilaginous fishes and applying the results to taxonomy (Ercolani 1880). CD’s copy is in the Darwin Library–CUL.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 by] interl

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