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To ?   3 August 1880

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

August 3d. 1880

Dear Sir

I write one line to thank you very much for your second note. I now understand what is to be done, & as soon as my son Francis returns home we will endeavour to make the solution according to your instructions.1

Believe me Dear Sir | yours faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin

1
The notes have not been found. Francis Darwin was in Wales (see letter from Francis Darwin, [1 August 1880]); he had been doing experiments that involved chemical analysis, and CD had asked Edward Frankland to recommend a trustworthy analyst to assist with the work (see letter to Edward Frankland, 20 April 1880).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12676,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12676