To James Paget   3 June 1881

Glenrhydding House | Patterdale | Penrith

June 3d 1881

My dear Paget

I am much obliged for your extremely kind invitation for Augt 3d, which I consider a great honour & have much pleasure in accepting.—1 You will see by the above address why there has been some delay in answering your note.—2

I remain | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin

We remain here for 4 or 5 weeks

2
The Darwins visited Patterdale in the Lake District from 3 June to 4 July 1881 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13191,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13191