ALS signed “C. D.,” one page, 5.5 x 2.75, personal "Mrs. C. Darwin" letterhead with the "s" struck through, January 1, [no year]. Darwin begins: "Pray excuse me for thanking you on a post c., as I receive more letters than I can answer." He goes on to reference a "rare kind (name forgotten) which feeds on animals." Displayed with a beautiful aquatint portrait of Darwin, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artists, "John Collier" and "G. Sidney Hunt." Matted and framed together to an overall size of 15 x 20.75. In fine condition. An ambiguous yet intriguing missive from the renowned British naturalist.
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