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To William Bowman   16 May [1869–81]1

Down, Beckenham, Kent

May 16

I shall not be in London on Monday, but I have written to my Brother to ask him to aid you2

Ch Darwin

Incomplete3

1
The year range is established by the address, and by CD’s brother’s death in August 1881. The address is given by the dealer; CD started using Beckenham as part of his address in April 1869.
2
CD’s brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, lived in London.
3
The original letter is complete, and according to the sale catalogue is one page long. The transcription is the dealer’s.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13781,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13781