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To Josiah Wedgwood III [July 1848]
Summary
Writes about Emma’s trust account investments and calls due upon them. Sends his record and asks JW to bring it up to date.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | [July 1848] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 1019) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1142 |
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- … Wedgwood III and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were the trustees of the fund set up for Emma on her marriage to CD. With this letter there is an enclosure detailing Emma’s investments, evidently copied out of CD’s Investment Book (Down House MS). The enclosed account lists payments totalling £441 11 s . 2 d . made by CD on calls, deposits, and instalments debited to Emma’s trust account during 1846 and 1847. …
To Emma Darwin [23 May 1848]
Summary
Family news. Finds Shrewsbury too noisy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [23 May 1848] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1178 |
To Emma Darwin [22 May 1848]
Summary
His health not good.
Has been reading John Evelyn’s Life of Mrs Godolphin, and Mme Sévigné.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [22 May 1848] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1177 |
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- … 1847 ) is the account of a very saintly maid of honour at the court of James II. CD records having finished it on 31 May 1848, with the note: ‘(pretty)’ (DAR 119; Correspondence vol. 4, Appendix IV). Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood, who lived in Down village. William Erasmus Darwin , CD and Emma’ …
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah, III | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah, III | (1) |
