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To Lawson Tait   13 February 1882

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

Feb 13th 1882

My dear Sir

I must write one line to thank you & Mrs Tait for your very kind note on my birthday.—1

I feel a very old man, & my course is nearly run.—

I remain— | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
The note from Lawson and Sybil Anne Tait has not been found. CD’s birthday was 12 February; he was 73.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13682,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13682