Transcription: "My dear Mr Yarrell The Pigeons are all quite well, vigorous, & in good spirits. They are really quite beautiful. I have now 15 kinds o Show moreTranscription: "My dear Mr Yarrell The Pigeons are all quite well, vigorous, & in good spirits. They are really quite beautiful. I have now 15 kinds of Pigeons! Pray give my very sincere & cordial thanks to Mrs. Cotton. I send with this the Book & your Cage. Pray believe me, Yours most truly obliged, Charles Darwin" Letter, signed by sender. Sent from Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England. The Robert M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts Show less
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