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To J. D. Caton   20 July 1871

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

July 20th. 1871

Dear Sir

The bearers of this note are my two sons, who are taking a short tour in the States.1 The great kindness of the several letters which you formerly sent me, make me to believe that you will permit me to introduce my sons to you, & that you will be so good as to give them any information or slight assistance which may be in your power.2

If they have time sufficient, I think they would much like to see your famous Deer-park.3

Pray believe me Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin

I hope that you received a copy of my Descent of Man, which I despatched as soon as it was published.—4

1
CD refers to George Howard and Francis Darwin; see letter to Asa Gray, 16 July [1871].
2
CD and Caton had corresponded since 1868 (see Correspondence vols. 16, 17, and 18).
3
Caton kept deer on his estate at Ottawa, Illinois (see Caton’s American Cervus, Caton 1868, reprinted in Caton 1880).
4
Caton’s name appears on CD’s presentation list for Descent (Appendix IV).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7875,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7875