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To Francis Galton   30 [October 1880]1

4. Bryanston St

Sat 30th

My dear Galton

I hear from Litchfield that you have returned.—2 If you have nothing special to do, will you come to luncheon here at 1 oclock, as we shd. very much like to see you.

Ever yours | Ch. Darwin

1
The month and year are established by the dates of CD’s visit to the Litchfields in London (see n. 2, below). In 1880, 30 October fell on a Saturday.
2
CD stayed with Henrietta Emma and Richard Buckley Litchfield from 28 October to 2 November 1880 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)); Francis Galton may have been away on a recuperative trip following illness over the summer (see letter from Francis Galton, 5 July 1880).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 4. Bryanston St] above del ‘Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12782,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12782