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To Ferdinand von Hochstetter   31 March [1868]1

Down Bromley Kent [4 Chester Place]

March 31st

Dear & Respected Sir

I thank you sincerely for your kind note & truly magnificent present of your great work on the Geology of the Novara expedition.2 No doubt I shall in due time receive it safely & shall valueit highly.— I have always watched your progress, as shown by extracts in various scientific Journals, with great interest, & I most fully appreciate how much valuable work you have performed in the good cause of natural Science.—

With sincere respect & cordial thanks, I remain | Dear Sir,

Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 26 March 1868.
2
The reference is to Hochstetter 1864–6 (see letter from Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 26 March 1868 and n. 3).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.3 value] after omitted point

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6075F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6075F