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RECORD: Cresy, Mary. 1882.06.30. [Letters to Francis Darwin]. CUL-DAR198.43. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 4.2021. Corrections by John van Wyhe 2.2026. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. The folder CUL-DAR198 contains letters, mostly to Francis Darwin, regarding his appeals for letters from Darwin in order to create Life and letters (1887).

Mary Louis Cresy (1820-1888) was the wife of Edward Cresy (1824-1870). In 1871 Darwin donated £50 to the Cresy Memorial Fund. (Darwin's account book (Down House MS) 24 March 1871 — "donation subscription for Mrs Cresy").

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Cresy, Mary

My dear Sir

I forward you some letters of your father's to my husband of their literary value I do not presume to judge, but I know how highly I esteem them, as being a proof of his generous kind-heartedness, & lively interest he took in all others, who like himself ever sought the truth.

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May I ask you to return them when you have satisfied yourself on the entirely personal character of their contents - I send them all not knowing what you may think worthy of your notice although some are exclusively in my husbands interest

Will you give my kindest regards to Mrs Darwin &

I remain dear sir yours truly

Mary Cresy

21 Montpellier Sqr

Kensington

30th June

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)