To C. V. Riley   8 July [1871]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

July 8

My dear Sir

I must send you one line to thank you for your extremely kind letter & offers of assistance, also for your valuable letter of introduction for my sons, which I have forwarded to them together with your card.—2

Your visit has given me much pleasure,3 & I remain | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to C. V. Riley, 1 July [1871].
2
Riley’s letters have not been found. George Howard and Francis Darwin visited the United States in 1871; see letter to Asa Gray, 16 July [1871].
3
Riley visited Down House on 6 July 1871; see letter to C. V. Riley, 1 July [1871] and n. 4.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7854F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7854F