Darwin to Francis Galton
- Date:
- 24 Jul 1853
- Reference:
- GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/1
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to his cousin Francis Galton. Darwin has finished reading Galton's book Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa (London: John Murray, 1853) and is renewing their acquaintance after an interval of many years. He remembers visiting Galton and his brothers when they were younger and asks after various family members.
Publication/Creation
24 Jul 1853
Physical description
1 letter
Terms of use
The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
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Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.