From G. S. Ffinden 19 March 1880
Downe.
March 19.1880.
C. R. Darwin Esqre.
Sir,
I beg hereby to tender my resignation as a Member of the Downe Schools’ Committee as from the 2 [0] inst.1
I will forward a cheque for the balance in hand, with the Books &c, if you will let me know to whom they should be sent.
I am, Sir, | Your obedient Servant, | G. S. Ffinden
Footnotes
Bibliography
Moore, James Richard. 1985. Darwin of Down: the evolutionist as squarson-naturalist. In The Darwinian heritage, edited by David Kohn. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press in association with Nova Pacifica (Wellington, NZ).
Summary
A letter of resignation from the Down Schools Committee. He will send a cheque for balance in hand when he is informed as to whom it is to be sent.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12538A
- From
- George Sketchley Ffinden
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/2)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12538A,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12538A.xml