To W. D. Fox 10 July 1878
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
July 10th 1878
My dear Fox
I was indeed grieved to see yesterday in the Times the great loss which you have suffered.1 I know well what misery this loss will cause to your affectionate disposition & to poor Mrs. Fox.2 Emma desires me to say how much she sympathises with you both.
It is no use whatever my writing; but I could not endure not to do so.— I hope she did not suffer much.
Do not write to me, unless doing something is a little relief to you.
God bless you my dear old friend. I hope you & Mrs Fox are fairly well in bodily health.
Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Letter of condolence on reading Times report of death of WDF’s daughter.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11598
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Darwin Fox
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-75)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11598,” accessed on 2 June 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11598.xml
