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Darwin Correspondence Project

From G. H. Darwin   [18 October 1881]1

New University Club, | St. James’s Street, S.W.

Tuesday

Dear Father

The valuation of the house was erroneous   it shd. have been £2500. The house agents think they will be able to get a license from the landlord to have an auction in the house. I am leaving it all to them to do the best for you they can, tho’ of course they will communicate before accepting any offer definitely.2

I shall indeed I must defer making final arrangements about moving furniture until I know definitely all that various relatives will want to take3

I have ordered a gravestone.4

The old rubbish among the books sorted out & I will send a list before proceeding to sell.

Yours affec | G H Darwin

I have made several paymts for you

Footnotes

The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881]. The Tuesday after 14 October was 18 October.
CD had inherited 6 Queen Anne Street, London, from his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin; George was one of his uncle’s executors and was arranging an auction of the contents (see letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881]). CD recorded receipt of £177 19s. 2d. from ‘Mr Gillow sale of Furniture at Q Anne St’ on 26 December 1881 (CD’s Account books–banking account (Down House MS)). The house was leased from the Portland Estate (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/sites/bartlett/files/chapter11_mansfield_street.pdf p. 15) and the agents were Gillow & Co. of Oxford Street (see (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 15 October 1881 and n. 5).
The gravestone was for E. A. Darwin (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 15 October 1881).

Summary

Occupied with details of E. A. Darwin’s house and furniture. He has ordered a gravestone.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13412
From
George Howard Darwin
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
New University Club
Source of text
DAR 210.2: 97
Physical description
ALS 4pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13412,” accessed on 27 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13412.xml

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