To Francis Galton   [27 April 1870?]1

Mr D is much obliged & very sorry for the information about the R… He is glad to hear that you keep up your spirits.—2

The date is conjectured from the relationship between this letter and the letter from Francis Galton, 26 April 1870. This letter is a draft written on the back of the letter of 26 April 1870.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 much] after del ‘very’
1.1 & very sorry] interl
1.1 glad] after del ‘very’
1.2 spirits.—] below del ‘determination’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7176,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7176