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Show moreLetter thanking Innes for seeds sent to Emma from Innes. Transcription: "Dear Mr Innes Only one like to thanks you for your very kind + pleasant letter, + for sending me more seeds; but you must not trouble yourself about the roots. I must join with Charles in emphatically refusing to class you with respect to unpopularity with some of your successors. Even those who had a pleasure in opposing you had always the undercurrent of feeling that you were a thorough gentleman + might always be trusted to do a kindness, + I am sure you inspired strong attach- -ment in the really poor. Everybody liked Mr Powell + regrets him. I really believe that Mrs Ff's extraordinary want of common civility has excited more dislike than many a worse quality would have done. I am grieved to here of the death of Mrs Swan to whom Mrs Innes was so much attached. very sincerely yours Emma Darwin" Letter, signed by sender. Sent from Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England.
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Show moreA letter to John Brodie Innes to apologize for his forgetfulness when Innes last visited. Transcription: "June 16/82 My dear Mr Innes I am very sorry that your visit to Down should have failed through my fault- you interpreted my note quite right and I am extremely sorry that I forgot to write. I have been overwhelmed with letters which have given me a great deal of work; this is no excuse but it is the reason for my stupid piece of forgtfulness. My mother has gone to the Wedgewoods at [] Hill near Dorking for a few days, and I go on there tomorrow I don't feel that I deserve to be forgiven, but I hope you will do so yours sincerely Francis Darwin" Letter, signed by sender. Sent from 131 Piccadilly, W., England.
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Show moreA letter to John Brodie Innes to say that he has returned some of the letters from Charles Darwin to Mr. Innes. Transcription: "Dear Mr Innes I herewith return some letters from my father to you, with many apologies for not having sent them to you long ago yours very truly Francis Darwin" Letter, signed by sender. Sent from Wychfield, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, England.
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