From W. E. Darwin 15 August 1871
Bank, Southampton,
Aug 15 1871
My dear Father,
I send a long letter from Hacon which please read.1
The blot in Capt Litchfield’s will of course cannot be cured.2 As far as my opinion goes, and from what you have said about your will I should suppose you would think so too, it is quite just that in case there are no children L. should only have a life interest in Hs fortune, especially as Hacon says it is easy to make the provision only extend to property acquired from you, so as not to be unjust as regard otherwise acquired property.3
I am most likely to see H. on Friday so you can either send me a line, or write to him.
Please remember to say about disposing by will or deed, I should think by will as regards the bulk was the best.
I got here yesterday all serene.
Please return Hacon’s letter.
Your affect son | W E Darwin
PS. Please write tomorrow to the Bank, or on Thursday to the N. University Club.4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Lejeune, Anthony. 1979. The gentlemen’s clubs of London. London: Macdonald and Jane’s.
Summary
Sends on letter from Hacon about Captain Litchfield’s will.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7904F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Bank, Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 45)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7904F,” accessed on 1 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7904F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)