To ?   8 April [1875–82]1

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

April 8th

Dear Sir

There is not the least occasion to apologise to me. On the contrary I thank you sincerely for your kindness in being willing to correct an error into which you thought that I had fallen, & into which I might easily have fallen.

With my best respects & thanks | I remain Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

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

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.3 that] added

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9917F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9917F