From Emma Darwin to George Maw1   28 December 1863

Down Bromley | Kent

Dec 28 | 1863.

Sir

Mr Darwin being too unwell to write himself begs me to tell you that he has had the greatest satisfaction in signing the paper & forwarding it as you wish— 2

I am Sir | Yours very truly | Emma Darwin

The attribution is based on the archival history of the letter, namely, that it was deposited in the collections of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, with the George Maw papers, and on the relationship between this letter and the following letter.
See following letter.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4360,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4360