From Frederick Ransome 6 March 1865
Rushmere Lodge, | Norwood Lane, S.
March 6th. 1865
My dear Sir—
I note that the time has expired when the note of hand for £100 was to have been redeemed1—and after the very great kindness and consideration you have shewn, I do not like again to trespass upon your patience—but owing to the late pressure in the money market our director felt it would not be desireable to make a call upon our Share holders2—and in Consequence they have not paid me the Balance due upon the purchase of Patent Rights &c amounting to several thousand pounds.—3 I am however happy to inform you that matters are progressing most satisfactorily and a further call will shortly be made a portion of which will be paid to me on a/c and I shall then have much pleasure in redeeming the note of hand in your possession.4
If however you consider that I have already absorbed all your patience in this matter—I will at once make arrangements to provide the means, but if you will Consent to allow the matter to stand over for a few months it will be a great Convenience to me—more especially as I have recently removed my residence to the above address and have had additional calls upon my finances—
I must however request that you will allow me to pay Interest at the rate of 5% upon the loan—as I am to receive Interest from the Company at this rate—and it is only reasonable that I should repay it upon the portion of my borrowed Capital—
Awaiting the favour of your early reply5 | I remain My dear Sir | Very faithfully yours | Fredk Ransome
Chas. Darwin Esq
Down nr Bromley
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
Post Office London directory: Post-Office annual directory. … A list of the principal merchants, traders of eminence, &c. in the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent … general and special information relating to the Post Office. Post Office London directory. London: His Majesty’s Postmaster-General [and others]. 1802–1967.
Summary
Requests a postponement of payment on a note for £100.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4780
- From
- Frederick Ransome
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Norwood Lane
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 19–20
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4780,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4780.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13