From W. E. Darwin 28 September [1876]1
Basset
Sep 28
Please read to Father
My dear Father,
I am sorry to bother you about the purchase of the land. Higgins is soon going to be at Portsmouth & is coming over to see me. George & I both think it a decided pity not to buy at least a part of it say 12 acres out of the 15 which is all that is for sale2
Hardy is anxious for it and is willing to pay a good additional rent on the cost, on which point Higgins would make an arrangement beforehand.3 I feel sure Higgins is only anxious for the good of the property. I send plan, the land to be bought is pink but do’nt trouble to look at it.4
Geo. has just left very fairly well. I have enjoyed his visit very much but the weather has been cursed. I hope in a week or two you will be coming down here, as I am sure you must want change.5
It is beautiful the way poor Frank is struggling to work.6 My love to Mother. I am pretty well now, and get thro’ my work with only a little oppression which soon goes off, Atherley is very considerate in doing much more than his share of the work.7
I am taking a holiday today & have lots to do about the place.
Your affect son | W. E. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Recommends that CD buy a plot of land.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10622F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 60)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10622F,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10622F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24