From Edward Blyth   8 September 1868

7 Princess Terrace, | Regent’s Pk,

Septr. 8 /68.

My dear Darwin,

I duly received your note when in Wilts,1 where I found it too hot to go much about. I am much pleased with the invitation, but more especially so to find from it that you are well enough to entertain your friends. I met Wallace on Sunday at the Z. G., & he told me that he intended to be with you.2

Sclater tells me that he is as desirous as anyone can be to get hold of the African rhinoceros, but he still haggles about the price. He showed me an excellent portrait of the beast.3

Yours very truly, | E Blyth

1
Wiltshire.
2
CD’s invitation to Blyth has not been found. Wallace and his wife, Annie Wallace, as well as John Jenner Weir and Blyth, arrived on Saturday 12 September 1868 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Z.G.: the Zoological Gardens in Regent’s Park, London.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6358,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6358