To John Lubbock 25 May [1860]
Down.
May 25th
Dear Lubbock.
I have no comment to make on your Report.— I have forwarded it to Innes1 with your query about E. Town,2 which I cannot answer.— I have suggested to Innes that the Report ought to be sent to Mr Stephens3 for his approval, as he is ex officio on Committee.4 Remembering that you asked Mr Stephen to take the account (as well as asking me) on account of your manifold employment & that Mr S. refused I have asked Innes whether he had not better suggest to Mr Stephens to undertake this slight labour & thus relieve you.— Whether he will of course I know not.— I am pretty sure (from manner alone) that Mr. S. was a little sore at not being appointed to the School committee, so that some time ago I mentioned this to Mr Innes, & he said that he had no doubt that he was ex officio on committee & I informed M Stephens of this; & I suspect that this soreness led him to refuse to take the accounts.—
Many thanks for your enquiries about Etty; her fever runs on & is mild, but it is terribly wearing to her as it has now lasted 4 weeks tomorrow.—
Dear Lubbock | Yours very truly | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Clergy list: The clergy list … containing an alphabetical list of the clergy. London: C. Cox [and others]. 1841–89.
Post Office directory of the six home counties: Post Office directory of the six home counties, viz., Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. London: W. Kelly & Co. 1845–78.
Summary
Local affairs.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-2815
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 263: 32 (EH 88206481)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 2815,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-2815.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 8