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GALTON - Galton Papers
1 - Personal and Family Papers
1 - Family History and Correspondence
9 - Biographical Material Relating to the Galton Family
5 - Papers and Correspondence from Edward Galton Wheler-Galton's Family Book
7 - Darwin, Charles Robert to Francis Galton
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Piece
Reference Number
GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/1
Title
Darwin to Francis Galton
Date
24 Jul 1853
Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to his cousin Francis Galton. Darwin has finished reading Galton's book Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa (London: John Murray, 1853) and is renewing their acquaintance after an interval of many years. He remembers visiting Galton and his brothers when they were younger and asks after various family members.
Extent
1 letter
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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