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ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page, 5 x 8, June 2, [1871]. Letter to Thomas Bradfield, in full: “I am much obliged to you for sending me the fact about the Dog, which I am glad to hear, & it corroborates previous statements which I have heard.” In fine condition. Bradfield had written to Darwin on June 1st, telling him of a friend who owned a dog that whined when a note was played out of tune on the concertina; he thus believed that the dog ‘must have had some sense of harmony.’ In Darwin’s own records, he noted that he was aware of several published cases of dogs howling upon hearing certain notes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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