To Charles Lovegrove 14 December [1859–71]1
Down.—
Dec 14th
My dear Sir
I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of two Guineas for the Down Coal & Clothing Club; & at the same time I venture as Treasurer to thank you sincerely for this very kind & handsome Subscription.
My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | C. Darwin
Footnotes
The year range is established by the Down Coal and Clothing Club account book (Down House MS). Lovegrove contributed two guineas a year between 1859 and 1871; in 1872 he increased his contribution to three guineas. The Down Coal and Clothing Club was a local savings club to which villagers made weekly contributions; the local gentry made annual ‘honorary’ contributions to supplement the funds (Correspondence vol. 5, letter to G. H. Turnbull, 28 October [1854]).
Summary
Acknowledges contribution to Down Coal and Clothing Club.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13822
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Charles Lovegrove
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13822,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13822.xml
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