From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin [14 October 1881]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S. E. R.
Friday
My dear George
I think the Litches will come home on the 19th or 20th & I think Hen would be very sorry not to see things in statu quo in order that she might fix on something of the furniture & she cd not judge when crowded for sale if she wished it.2 I went up on Tuesday & marked a good many things. You will find a mark on the leather chair you wished for, in case F. should fancy it, but he does not, so you had better mark it— Aunt F. wishes for the little low what-not not the stool w. leather he used to put books & papers on by the sofa & the little pocket Milton.3
Bessy Pearce4 has chosen a very small easy chair in the back drawing room.
We do not wish for any kitchen utensils; but the linen & blankets & all the crockery & glass had better be sent & no doubt a Taylor’s Van wd be the best; & you must engage the same vehicle to carry up some beds & things from here that we wish to send up to the sale.5
I think all the Candlesticks &c that are not chosen might be sent here.
F. & I quite agree with your notion of the gravestone. F’s notion of the inscription is a little different from yours see over.6
Sacred to the Memory
or
In Memory of
E. A. D. born . . . . &c at Shrewsbury died . . . . &c in London F. is rather for leaving out “Of No 6 Queen Anne St.”
Your wrist is very tedious & provoking. Our visit to Cam. feels very near—7
I suppose you will not come down here on Monday—
Yours dear G | E. D
At F. & F. & I have been so rejoicing in Parnell’s arrest—8
Footnotes
Summary
Arrangements for the disposal of the contents of Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne Street, London.
The text on EAD’s gravestone.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13400F
- From
- Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 210.3: 24
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13400F,” accessed on 20 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13400F.xml