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From W. W. Reade   25 March [1873]1

13. Alfred Place | Bedford Square

March. 25

My dear Sir

I heard from Bates this afternoon that you were in town & had kindly inquired after me—2 When can I have the pleasure of seeing you?3 I can call at any day & hour if you will send me a postcard—

Yours very truly | Winwood Reade

1
The year is established by the date of the Darwins’ stay in London. Although CD was in London on 25 March in both 1872 and 1873, Reade had already visited him on 19 March 1872 (Correspondence vol. 20, Appendix II).
2
CD and Emma Darwin stayed at 16 Montague Street, London, from 15 March until 10 April 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). No record of a meeting with Henry Walter Bates has been found, but see the letter from Raphael Meldola, 24 March 1873 and n. 1.
3
No record of a meeting between CD and Reade in 1873 has been found, but it is likely that it took place (see letter from W. W. Reade, 14 May 1873).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8822,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8822