RECORD: Darwin, W. E. 1871.06.05. I saw the little wretch of a pony yesterday. CUL-DAR90.75. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
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I saw the little wretch of a pony yesterday; it has not quite moulted but very nearly. It is a dirty pale dun, about the colours of weak gritty coffee & milk, and I think it is a little darker than when you saw it. tail a tolerably pure white, mane creamy white.
Twice look again
WED
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