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From James Torbitt   11 December 1880

J. Torbitt, | Wine Merchant. | 58, North Street, | Belfast.

11 Decr 1880.

Charles Darwin Esqr. | Down.

My dear Sir,

In the two private notes I failed to convey my ideas.1

What I wanted was, that you should look at the product, and express an opinion as to its value, if you found it proper to do so.2

Best thanks for all your kindness | most respectfully yours | James Torbitt

1
The private notes have not been found (see letter to James Torbitt, 29 October 1880).
2
Torbitt had tried to interest CD in a secret process that related to waste food use (see letter to James Torbitt, 29 October 1880, and A. Evans et al. 1996, p. 8).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12905,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12905