To the Darwin children 10 January 1880
Excess of my income to be distributed & ordered on Jan 12th to be paid into each account.1 N.B I invested £800 early in year otherwise the distribution wd have been larger.
£
William 360 ) 600 to Williams
Bessy 240 ) Bank
George 360
Frank 360
Leonard 360
Horace 360
Henrietta 240.2
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£2280
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Each child must put initial to show he has seen it.
C. Darwin
Everybody has seen this. | C.D
Jan 10th. 1880.—
To William
Do not be in such a hurry in investing Bessy’s money, both she & her mother have been howling all summer as if I had starved her death. The only way to feel rich is to have a good balance in the Bank.
C. D
Footnotes
Summary
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12414
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 210.6: 155
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12414,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12414.xml
