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To John Murray   6 August [1867]1

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Aug 6.

My dear Sir

I enclose the 4 large vols.2 After you have considered them will you be so kind as to return them to the enclosed address. in the same box.—

Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

LS(A)

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 5 August [1867].
2
CD had recommended Brehm et al. 1864–9, four volumes of which had been sent to him by the publisher, for translation. See letter from H. J. Meyer, 30 July 1867, letter to John Murray, 4 August [1867], and letter from John Murray, 5 August [1867] and n. 3.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

in … box.—] added in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-5599,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-5599