To J. E. Gray   2 March [1868]1

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

March 2d

My dear Gray

I write one line to thank you sincerely for your trouble, more especially as you are now suffering in your eyes, for answering so fully & clearly my questions.—2

Yours sincerely | Ch Darwin

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. E. Gray, 2 March 1868 (Correspondence vol. 16).
Gray had sent CD information about canine teeth in deer (Correspondence vol. 16, letter from J. E. Gray, 2 March 1868. He mentioned that he was suffering from an inflammation of the iris.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-5970G,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-5970G