RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1961. [Letter to Humphrey Sandwith, 26 April 1875]. Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of valuable printed books. 29 May. London.
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2023. RN1
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276 DARWIN (CHARLES)
L. s. 8vo. Down. 2 pp. 26 April 1875 to Mr. Sandwith; written on the death of William Winwood Reade ". . . it is best that he should have been relieved from all future suffering, as he was evidently a doomed man," etc., signed "Charles Darwin".
* Written two days after Winwood Reade's death. Darwin's correspondent Mr. Sandwith took Reade into his own home and cared for him during his last illness.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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