To Josiah Wedgwood III [22 June – 10 August 1847]1
Down
Tuesday
My dear Jos.
I want to know, whether there is any objection (I can’t see any) to my consulting Mr Stokes,2 a stockbroker of repute & an old friend of mine, respecting a good security in a Guaranteed Railway for Emma’s money.3 In case I consult him, he must be remunerated by purchasing whatever stock I fix on. I shd. think & hope there can be no objection to this on your part.
The rest of this letter you can read at your leisure. I enclose the memorandum you sent me, as it will probably aid you in letting me know soon, what money I have to invest. diag 1847.
91 . 6 . 7 interest on Calls. 47 . 10 this for you Calls to be paid 197 . Calls paid by me on the 3s shares of 25£ 15 in late grand Junction ———
350 ” 16 . . 7 + interest ramme
You can pay the 15£ to Robarts & Co.4 Please remember any money properly interest will be very agreeable to me.—
I think I may as well invest all, for if there be any other calls they cannot be heavy & I will make Emma a present of them.—
I most sincerely hope, your troubles in my Trust affairs are pretty well over—
Please return the enclosed sometime; & I hope you will let me know as soon as you can, what money I have to invest; as now is so good a time.—5
As soon as I hear from Frank6 that I may write to Stokes, I shall do so the next post.
Yours affectionly | C. Darwin
Please read the first paragraph & send me a verbal answer by Frank.—
I wrote this, when I thought Frank was going up tomorrow; will you send me a line by return of Post—to first paragraph; I suppose the money will be ready on Wednesday next.—
Footnotes
Summary
Wants JW’s permission to carry out certain investments.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1043
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 210.10: 13
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1043,” accessed on 1 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1043.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 4