To Miss Fenwick 8 February [1871–82]¹

M^r Darwin presents his compliments to Miss Fenwick & sends two waste sheets of M.S. of his Descent of Man & Miss F. can cut out any portion which she may like²

Down. Beckenham Kent | Feb 8^th—

The date range is established by the reference to Descent, which was published in 1871, and by CD’s death in 1882.

Miss Fenwick has not been identified, although CD corresponded with John George Fenwick in March 1876 (Correspondence vol. 24, letter from J. G. Fenwick, 17 March 1876, and letter to J. G. Fenwick, 19 March 1876).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13806,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13806

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Sends two waste sheets of MS of Descent; Miss F can cut out any portion she likes.

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Record number: DCP-LETT-13806
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: Miss Fenwick
Date: 8 Feb 1871
Date: 8 Feb 1872
Date: 8 Feb 1873
Date: 8 Feb 1874
Date: 8 Feb 1875
Date: 8 Feb 1876
Date: 8 Feb 1877
Date: 8 Feb 1878
Date: 8 Feb 1879
Date: 8 Feb 1880
Date: 8 Feb 1881
Date: 8 Feb 1882
Sent from: unstated
Source of text: John Hay Library, Brown University (Hay MSS Ms.44.31)
Physical description: 1p

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