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To R. B. Litchfield   19 July [1875–81]1

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

July 19th

My dear Litchfield

You are the best & kindest man in the world.

I shd. never have understood what to do, had you not so clearly explained everything.— I will follow your instructions to the letter & hope to despatch the papers tomorrow2

Yours affectionately | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the printed stationery, which is of a sort that CD used from November 1874; he died in April 1882.
2
What CD was consulting Litchfield about is unknown; Litchfield was a barrister.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13820,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13820