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To John Murray   4 March [1868]1

6. Queen Anne St | W

March 4th

My dear Sir

I have just been very much pleased by your note.

Four hundred guineas is a splendid sum & it delights my avaritious soul.—2

I shall not now grudge spending money for aid in my new Book.3

With sincere thanks | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin—

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 3 March [1868].
3
CD refers to Descent.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-5978,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-5978