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WCP4289

Letter (WCP4289.4411)

[1]

6. Queen Anne St.

W.

Friday [23 November 1866]1

Dear Wallace

I am up for a few days, & as I shd very much like to have half-an-hours talk with you, & as my strength always oozes away as the day advances, I daresay you will excuse my calling on you tomorrow, Saturday (stomach permitting me) at about 10. —

Thanks for your note received at Down[.]

Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin2 [signature]

1
The date is conjectured from the broad mourning border of the stationery and the form of the salutation. CD began addressing Wallace as ‘Dear Wallace’ in 1864… CD visited London from 22 to 29 November 1866; 23 November 1866 was a Friday (DCP)
2
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882). British naturalist, geologist and author, notably of On the Origin of Species (1859).

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP4289.4411)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Darwin Correspondence Project [2018-08-17] Transcription checked by Costa, Leslie [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4289,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4289