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To Charles Babbage   [1838]1

My dear Mr. Babbage

I am very much obliged to you for sending me cards for your parties, but I am afraid of accepting them, for I should meet some people there, to whom I have sworn by all the saints in Heaven, I never go out, & should, therefore, be ashamed to meet them.— I assure you I feel very grateful for your kindness to me.

Believe me | Most sincerely yrs. | Chas. Darwin

Wednesd Morning

36 Grt. Marlbro’ Stt.—

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The paper is watermarked ‘1838’.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-351,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-351