To Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen   16 February 1871

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Feb 16. 1871

Dear Sir

I have made a serious blunder in p. 297 vol 1 of my book.1 Kindly inform me by return of post whether this is printed in Dutch; for if not I will send you a correction in M.S.2 There are also two short omissions to be made in Vol 2. p. 161 & 237 which I will afterwards explain.3

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

LS (photocopy)

2
Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen was translating Descent into Dutch (Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen trans. 1871–2); his answer to CD’s query has not been found, but see the letter to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, 21 February 1871.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7484A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7484A