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To W. B. Tegetmeier   3 November 1881

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)

November 3d 1881

My dear Sir

Many thanks for the Review, which is a good, clear one & amply sufficient, & for your extremely kind note.1 I can assure you that I often look back with pleasure to the old days when I attended to pigeons, fowls &c &c, & when you gave me such valuable assistance. I not rarely regret that I have had so little strength that I have not been able to keep up old acquaintances & friendships, or go to shows & other places of public amusement & instruction.—2

Believe me, My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin

1
Tegetmeier had sent a copy of his review of Earthworms in the Field (see letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, 2 November 1881 and n. 1).
2
See letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, 2 November 1881 and n. 2. CD had corresponded with a number of pigeon and poultry breeders and had attended their meetings and shows (see Correspondence vol. 6, J. A. Secord 1981, and J. A. Secord 1985).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added
1.5 or] over ‘&’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13457,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13457