RECORD: Darwin, Francis. 1909.06.03. Letter to A. E. Shipley. McGill-CA-OSLER0-P110[.153]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. See the Introduction and catalogue to the J.C. Simpson collection by John van Wyhe.
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13, MADINGLEY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE
June 3.09
Dear Shipley
I have got a box of things together, and the chair & table are ready to go. You can send for them any time tomorrow or Saturday. Please let whoever comes have a note from you asking me or my servants to deliver them to bearer
Some of the things on your list I cannot send just yet. I am using the MS
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sketch of the Origin of 1844 And the 1842 one is at the [Laboratory]─
The glass dish No 23 is too shaky to be packed.} I will bring it
The Cameron photo is in London but I shall have it back in time so it may be catalogued
I don't know whether you will show all the caricatures I send, some are silly─
I have sent the portraits
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of Lyell & Hooker that hung over the study chimney piece, in case you care to have them. Yrs F Darwin
I will send your list with the things
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