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To H. W. Bates   16 November [1873]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. [2 Bryanston Street, London.]

Nov 16th

My Dear Bates

Very many thanks for all your kind assistance.—2

I will write tomorrow in full detail to Wallace3 & I hope all will go smoothly.

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from H. W. Bates, 15 November 1873.
3
Bates had asked Alfred Russel Wallace on CD’s behalf whether he would help revise Descent for a second edition.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9145,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9145