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From Charles Layton   17 March 1881

16 Little Britain London

March 17/81

Dear Sir

I enclose cheque on Union Bank for £27.3.8 in payment of above a/c from New York, for which a receipt will oblige—1

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

Charles Darwin Esq

[Enclosure]

Statement of sales of Origin of Species to Feby 1st, 1881 by D. Appleton & Co. for account of Chas Darwin

On hand last account, 290 On hand this day, 532

Printed since, 500 Given away,

Sold to date, 258

Delivered,

790 790

Sold 258 Copies, $ 2 Rate, 5% $ 25.80 Expression of Emotions

Aug 1/80 On hand 897

Feby 1/81 " 862

sold 35 10% of $350 12 25

Descent of Man

Aug 1/80 On hand 75

Printed 500

Feby 1/81. On hand 362

Ed short 1

Sold 212 10% of $3. 63.60

Insectivorous Plants

Aug 1/79. On hand 310

Feby 1/81 " 279

Sold 31 10% of $2 6.20

Forwd $107.85

Forwd $107.85

Different Forms of Flowers

Aug 1/80 on hand 482

Feby 1/81 " 460

sold 22 10% of $10 3.30

Cross Fertilization

Aug 1/80 On hand 217

Feby 1/81 " 176

sold 41 10% of $2 8.20

Climbing Plants

Aug 1/80 on hand 323

Feby 1/81 " " 281

sold 42 10% of $125 5.25

Orchids2

Aug 1/80 on hand 456

Feby 1/81 " 419

sold 37 10% of $175 6.47

$131.07

Stg value Exch 48222 £27.3.8

1
On 18 March 1881, CD recorded a payment of £27 3s. 8d. under the heading ‘Mrs Appleton Profit on Books’ in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS).
2
The publications mentioned are Origin 3d US ed., Expression US ed., Descent 2d US ed., Insectivorous plants US ed., Forms of flowers US ed., Cross and self fertilisation US ed., Climbing plants US ed., and Orchids 2d US ed.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13088,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13088