To F. W. Farrar   19 May [1871]1

Down | Beckenham | Kent.

May 19th

My dear Sir,

On my return home today I found your very kind present of your “Witness of History etc” which I believe arrived two or three days ago.2

I thank you very sincerely for thinking of me, and, from turning over the pages, I feel sure that I shall find much that will interest me.

Pray believe me, with much respect. | Yours very faithfully | C. Darwin

The year is established by the reference to Farrar 1871 (The witness of history to Christ: five sermons preached before the University of Cambridge).
CD refers to Farrar 1871.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7763,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7763