To J. S. Henslow   9 February [1860]

Down Bromley Kent.

Feb. 9th

My dear Henslow

We shall be delighted to see you on 14th. 1 Trains leave London Bridge (N. Kent Station) for Bromley (not Shortland Station) at 1o.30. 3.30 4.40. 5.40. If you can tell me by what Train you will come, I will endeavour to send carriage to meet you; if it shd not be there, you must take Fly at Station—6 miles here.—

In Haste | Yours affect | C. Darwin

Entries in Emma Darwin’s diary record that Henslow visited Down from 14 to 16 February 1860.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 (N. Kent Station)] interl
1.2 (not Shortland Station)] square brackets in MS

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-2691,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-2691