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To T. H. Huxley   1 October [1869]1

Down | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Oct 1.

My dear Huxley

M. Kowalewsky, who translated into Russian one of my books, has been staying here.2 He wishes very much to hear one of your Lectures: can you give him an order for admittance? He remains in London only until Oct.— 10th.— He is Brother of the naturalist of the same name.—3

I suppose he can look over your Museum.—4

Yours affectly | C. Darwin

Many thanks about the Horses tooth.5

He is studying Geology & intends travelling with his young & pretty wife6 in Central Asia!—

1
The year is established by the reference to Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky’s visit (see n. 2, below).
2
According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Kovalevsky visited from 30 September to 1 October 1869.
4
CD probably refers to the Museum of Economic Geology at the Royal School of Mines, where Huxley was professor.
6
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Beckenham] before del ‘Bromley’
2.1 your] after del illeg
5.1 He] after del illeg

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6922,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6922