RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1972. [Letter to Francis Boott, 20 August 1848]. Charles Hamilton Galleries, Inc. sale no. 59. 29 June. New York.
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Freeman Bibliographical Database, enter its Identifier here. This letter had appeared at auction in 1962. See F3657.
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90 DARWIN, CHARLES English naturalist.
A.L.S. "C. Darwin," 3 full pages, 16mo, Athenaeum Club, Saturday, Aug. 20, 1848. To Dr. (Francis) BOOTT (English botanist; author of Illustrations of the Genus Carex), "...I have been persuaded at the Brit. Museum to write direct to Dr. Gould at Boston, for I hear he is a very kind man & likes to assist everyone...Should this channel fail, I will not fail to remember your most kind offer. With my true thanks for all your sympathy & assistance about Chloriform..."
In fine condition, touching on a scientific matter, and the earliest letter of DARWIN we have seen (130.00)
Sold for: USD 725
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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