To Charles Babbage   [February 1839 – August 1842]

12 Upper Gower Stt.—

My dear Mr Babbage

Will you have the kindness to excuse me, once again asking your permission to bring with Mrs. Darwin and myself, to your party on Saturday Evening, a relative of ours, Miss Allen1 of Cresselly, who is staying with us.—

Believe me | Very truly yours | Chas. Darwin Thursday.—

Frances (Fanny) Allen.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.2 to your] ‘to’ over ‘a’; before del ‘relat’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-470,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-470