From R. F. Cooke   6 August 1872

50A, Albemarle Street, London, W.

Augt. 6 1872

My dear Sir

Herewith I enclose you Mr. Murray’s cheque (£315) for last edition of “Descent.”1

By all means write to Messrs. Appletons, as you propose. The stereotypes & Electros for £55.2 I wrote to their agent here to know if he had received any instructions & I enclose his reply.3

It is rather remiss of Mr McLeod.4 He has not sent me the price of the Heliotypes & he promised me that I should have it the following day. I will write him

In regard to foreign editions, our only desire is to carry out your own wishes; It will be as well to say £10, to every one for a set of the Electros.

I am My dear Sir | faithfully Yours | Robt. Cooke

Charles Darwin Esq

1
Cooke refers to John Murray. See letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 August 1871 and n. 10.
2
Cooke refers to D. Appleton & Co., and the stereotypes and electrotypes of Expression (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 4 August [1871] and n. 4).
3
The letter from D. Appleton & Co.’s agent, Charles Layton, has not been found. See, however, the letter from Charles Layton, 13 August 1872.
4
Mr McLeod has not been further identified. See letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 August 1871 and n. 6.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8452,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8452