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From W. E. Darwin   28 December [1871]1

Southton

Dec 28.

My dear Father,

I send you 3 sheets, the 4th I must keep because of the headings of chp. XIV.2 I pay tonight your money to the Union Bk.3

Has John mentioned a field with curves on the way to Orpington, that is worth looking at; I asked him to tell George.4 The grass embankment of Sir John’s5 that one passes going to Orpington I fancy is worth looking at; It seemed to me that the railings were extremely close to top of slope; it would be possible to find out their original position, does one not see grass graves fade away in a church yard?

I hope Bessy6 is better & up to the Ball; I had a jolly 4 days at home, & it is a great grind getting on to one’s stool again | Your affect son | W E Darwin

Footnotes

The year is established by the references to proof-sheets and the Union Bank (see nn. 2 and 3, below).
William was correcting the proof-sheets of Origin 6th ed. (see this volume, Supplement, letter from W. E. Darwin, [19 November 1871]).
CD had an account at Union Bank, Charing Cross branch, London; in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS), he recorded a deposit of £370 14s. 8d. on 30 December 1871, from Emily Catherine Darwin’s trust.
For CD’s interest in furrows, see this volume, Supplement, letter from W. E. Darwin, [17 November 1871] and n. 4. John, probably a servant of the Darwins, has not been further identified. William also refers to George Howard Darwin.
Elizabeth Darwin.

Summary

Sends three sheets but keeps one. Suggests looking at a curved field on the way to Orpington.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-8122G
From
William Erasmus Darwin
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Southampton
Source of text
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 48)
Physical description
ALS 3pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8122G,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8122G.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)

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