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To J. C. Clutterbuck   [after 29 November 1881]1

[Down.]

My F has asked me to thank you for the mould with the burnt mark, which is a striking & interesting specimen.—2

ADraft

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. C. Clutterbuck, 29 November 1881.
2
Clutterbuck had sent soil samples showing the depth to which clay had been buried by worms (see letters from J. C. Clutterbuck, 13 November 1881 and 29 November 1881). The note is in CD’s hand; he was drafting a reply for Francis Darwin to send.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 mould] after del ‘specimen of’
1.2 specimen] after del ‘one.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13522,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13522