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To J. D. Hooker   4 November [1881]

Down,

Nov 4th

My dear Hooker,

I received a few days ago a letter addressed in your hand-writing from Lima.— I cannot read the writers signature—1 Do you know it— If so just write it on the enclosed card.—

C. Darwin

He gives no address, besides Lima.

Endorsement: ‘/81’

1
The correspondent from Lima was William Nation (see letter from William Nation, 22 September 1881; CD sent the letter to Nature, where it was published on 17 November 1881, p. 51 (see letter to Nature, 7 November [1881]).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13492,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13492