To James Anderson   23 December [1862]1

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

Dec. 23d

Dear Sir

I have just heard from Prof. Asa Gray that you have had the extreme kindness to bring over for me a box with live plants for experiment.2 I thank you sincerely.— Will you have the goodness to send the box per Rail addressed

“Ch. Darwin Esqe”

“care of Down Postman”

“Bromley”

“Kent”

Dear Sir, Yours truly obliged | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship to the letter from Asa Gray, 9 December 1862 (see n. 2, below).
2
See letter from Asa Gray, 9 December 1862. Anderson was captain of the Cunard trans-Atlantic steamer Africa.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-3874A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-3874A