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To J. D. Hooker   [28 March 1868]1

Saturday

My dear H.

I was baddish yesterday & Emma thinks I had better defer coming to Kew till Monday, for I am engaged to Lyells on Sunday morning.2 We go home on Wednesday so Monday or Tuesday is my last chance

Yours affect | C. Darwin

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, [26 March 1868]. The Saturday after 26 March 1868 was 28 March.
2
CD refers to Emma Darwin and Charles Lyell.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6062,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6062