To John Tyndall 14 February 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Feb 14. 1879
My dear Tyndall
I am a beggar for a little information. I have received a circular about a fund for poor Clifford, & I see that you are on the Committee.—1 I shd. like to give handsomely, but feel bound with such a lot of children not to be extravagant.—2 Now can you give me any idea what sort of sum the Committee hope to get, & whether there will be many subscribers. Do you know what any of the richer men (excluding millionaires) intend to subscribe. Without a scrap of information I find it very difficult to decide what to do.— Can you aid me even in the vaguest manner? Anyhow pray forgive me for troubling you in so odd a way.—
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Chisholm, Monty. 2009. Science and literature linked: the story of William and Lucy Clifford. 1845–1929. Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras 19: 657–71.
Summary
Has been asked to contribute to W. K. Clifford memorial fund. Asks JT’s advice on how much the committee hopes to raise. Would like to give handsomely but feels bound "with such a lot of children, not to be extravagant".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11882
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Tyndall
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 261.8: 30 (EH 88205968)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11882,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11882.xml
