To J. W. Lubbock 18 November [1856]1
Down.
Nov. 18th
Dear Sir John Lubbock
I am much obliged for your note, which I will forward to Mr. Wedgwood. I will speak about the Cards of Admission.—2
I see it was an entire blunder of A. Woods about your wanting the Furniture.3
Pray believe me | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Dated on the basis that the letter refers to the auction of Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood’s effects (see n. 2, below).
This is probably a reference to admission to the auction of Sarah Wedgwood’s house and its contents. The auction was to be held on 9 December (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 25 [November 1856]).
A. Wood was probably overseeing the sale of Sarah Wedgwood’s house and effects. CD’s Account book (Down House MS) records a payment of £4 to him, on behalf of Josiah Wedgwood III, on 20 November 1856.
Summary
Obliged for JWL’s note [missing]. Will forward it to Mr Wedgwood.
Remarks, "it was … blunder of A. Woods about your wanting the Furniture."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1990
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John William Lubbock, 3d baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The Royal Society (LUB: D24)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1990,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1990.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 6
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