From W. W. Reade 20 April 1875
Care of H. Sandwith Esq C.B
The Old House, | Wimbledon, S.W.
April 20/75.
My dear Sir,
You will be glad to hear that my friends the Sandwiths1 took compassion on my loneliness, and have given me a home in their house till I get convalescent. My chances of recovery are certainly doubled by this kindness on their part. Please don’t trouble to answer this Letter.2
Yours very truly | Winwood Reade
Footnotes
Humphrey Sandwith and his wife, Lucy Anne.
Reade died at the Sandwiths’ house on 24 April 1875 (letter from Humphrey Sandwith, 25 April 1875).
Summary
Staying with the [Ore H.] Sandwiths during his convalescence.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9941
- From
- William Winwood Reade
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Wimbledon
- Source of text
- DAR 176: 73
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9941,” accessed on 13 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9941.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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