To John Murray 23 January [1875–82]¹

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Jan 23^d.

My dear Sir

Thanks for 2 German letters about Translations, which I have answered. But the latter part of the enclosed one contains a proposal for you to bring out a Translation of a German book which has been very successful & which must be answered by you.²

My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin

The year range is established by the headed notepaper, which is of a sort that CD used from November 1874.

The German translators and the German book have not been identified. The letters have not been found. See also this volume, Supplement, letter to ?, 23 January [1875–82].

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9828F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9828F

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Thanks for two German letters about translations, which he has answered. The enclosed one contains a proposal for CD’s correspondent to bring out a translation of a very successful German book, and must be answered by the correspondent.

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Record number: DCP-LETT-9828F
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: John Murray
Date: 23 Jan 1875
Date: 23 Jan 1876
Date: 23 Jan 1877
Date: 23 Jan 1878
Date: 23 Jan 1879
Date: 23 Jan 1880
Date: 23 Jan 1881
Date: 23 Jan 1882
Sent from: Down
Source of text: Swann Auction Galleries (dealers) (14 September 1993)
Physical description: 1p

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