To St G. J. Mivart   21 January [1871]

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Jan 21

My dear Sir

I am very much obliged for your kind present.—1 It will take me some time to read it, as I can read but little of anything which requires much thought. If I had known that your book was published I would not of course have directed vol. I of my book to be sent to you;2 nor do I suppose you will care much about it. It will probably excite your indignation. I always console myself with thinking that I have done my best

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

Postmark: JA 21 71

1
CD refers to Mivart 1871a; see letter from St G. J. Mivart, 19 January 1871 and n. 1.
2
CD refers to Descent; see letter to R. F. Cooke, 17 January [1871] and n. 4.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Beckenham] before del ‘Bromley.’
1.2 read it,] ‘it,’ interl
1.3 known that] ‘that’ interl

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7450A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7450A