Reference
HG12/8/3
Title
Letter to Henry Hugh Higgins from Charles Darwin, Cambridge [Down letterhead crossed through].
Date free text
18 Aug [1880]
Production date
From: 1880 To: 1880
Scope and Content
Text reads:
Dear Sir,
On my return home, I shall no doubt find your essay on Nassa and which from what you say I have no doubt that I shall find very interesting. With respect to Ciripedes [Cirripedes] I gave to the late or present Mr. Sowerby [George Brettingham Sowerby Sr. or Jr.] a large collection of Duplicates, as after making the British Museum collection as perfect as I could, I had no further use for the Duplicates, and it is probable that these may have been transferred to Mr. Taylor's [John William Taylor, conchologist] collection. If this is the case I shall be heartily glad that they have got into such good hands. I remain
Dear Sir
Yours faithfully
Charles Darwin
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