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From Fanny Owen   [22 September – 2 October 1831]1

Dr. Postillion,

I entreat your acceptance of a leetle Purse which I hope you will condescend to use in remembrance of the Housemaid of the Black Forest —

I remain Dr. C. yrs truly Fanny O

Pray remember me most kindly to my friend, Mr. Charles Mogg —2

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Faint writing on the verso appears to read ‘C.D. Shrewsbury’. The conjectured date refers to the time of CD’s farewell visit to his father and sisters.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-134,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-134