From Charles Layton   24 September 1880

D. Appleton & Co. | Publishers | Booksellers & Importers. | 549 & 551, Broadway, | New York. | Foreign Agency |16, Little Britain, E.C. | London

Sept. 24 1880

Charles Darwin Esq

Dear Sir

I enclose a/c Sales of your Books from New York, with cheque on Union Bank for £24.4.11 in payment— a receipt will oblige1

Yours Respectfully | Charles Layton | Agent D. Appleton & Co

[Enclosure]

Statement of sales of Origi⁠⟨⁠n⁠⟩⁠ of Species2 to Aug 1st, 1880 by D. APPLETON & CO. ⁠⟨⁠for account of⁠⟩⁠ Chas Darwin

On hand last account, 523 On hand this day ⁠⟨⁠290⁠⟩⁠

Pri⁠⟨⁠n⁠⟩⁠ted since, ⁠⟨⁠Gi⁠⟩⁠ven away,

Ed over ⁠⟨⁠1⁠⟩⁠ Sold to date, ⁠⟨⁠234⁠⟩⁠

Est

524

s⁠⟨⁠o⁠⟩⁠l⁠⟨⁠d⁠⟩⁠ 234. c⁠⟨⁠opies⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠      ⁠⟩⁠

Climbing plants

F⁠⟨⁠e⁠⟩⁠by 1/80 On han⁠⟨⁠d⁠⟩⁠ 366

Aug 1 ⁠⟨⁠3⁠⟩⁠23

⁠⟨⁠sold under cost⁠⟩⁠ 10

⁠⟨⁠Sold⁠⟩⁠ 33 10% ⁠⟨⁠      ⁠⟩⁠

O⁠⟨⁠rchids⁠⟩⁠

Feby 1/80 ⁠⟨⁠on hand⁠⟩⁠ 47⁠⟨⁠6⁠⟩⁠

Aug 1— 456

⁠⟨⁠sol⁠⟩⁠d under cost 10

Sold ⁠⟨⁠10⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠      ⁠⟩⁠

Different forms of Flowers

Feby 1/79 on hand 504

Aug 1. — 48⁠⟨⁠2⁠⟩⁠

sold ⁠⟨⁠22⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠      ⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠23.59⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠Cross Fer⁠⟩⁠tilization Forwd $32.58

⁠⟨⁠Feby 1/80⁠⟩⁠ On hand 258

⁠⟨⁠Aug 1/80⁠⟩⁠ " 217

sold under cost 15

Sold 26. 10% of $2 $5.20

⁠⟨⁠Expressio⁠⟩⁠n of Emotions

⁠⟨⁠Feby 1⁠⟩⁠/80 at hand 944

⁠⟨⁠Aug 1/80⁠⟩⁠ 897

⁠⟨⁠Sol⁠⟩⁠d 47 10% of $3⁠⟨⁠.50⁠⟩⁠ 16.45

⁠⟨⁠De⁠⟩⁠scent ⁠⟨⁠of⁠⟩⁠ Man

⁠⟨⁠Feby 1/80 292⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠Aug 1/80 75⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠Sold 217 105⁠⟩⁠ of $3, 65.1⁠⟨⁠0⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠Insect⁠⟩⁠ivorous Pla⁠⟨⁠nts⁠⟩⁠

⁠⟨⁠      ⁠⟩⁠

CD’s Account books–banking account (Down House MS) records the receipt of £24 14s. 11d. under the heading ‘Appleton & Co Profits of Books’ on 25 September 1880.
Where figures are supplied to this badly damaged enclosure it is by reference to the preceding and following statements (see letter from D. Appleton & Co, 11 March 1880, and Correspondence vol. 29, letter from Charles Layton, 17 March 1881). The publications mentioned are Origin 3d US ed., Climbing plants US ed., Orchids 2d US ed., Forms of flowers US ed., Cross and self fertilisation US ed., Expression US ed., Descent 2d US ed., and Insectivorous plants US ed.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12725,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12725