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To Arthur Hough   15 January [1872–4]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Jan. 15

Dear Sir

I am much obliged for your kindness in sending me the curious Photograph; but as I have had similar ones sent me, I will not rob you of it.—2

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully & obliged | Ch. Darwin

1
The year range is established by the printed stationery, with the address in the centre; CD used this type of notepaper between January 1872 and November 1874. Arthur Hough has not been identified. Notes on the original letter read, ‘Mr Hough’s property’ and ‘Arthur Hough’. The letter is tipped into a copy of Origin 5th ed.
2
The photograph has not been identified.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7442A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7442A