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To Josiah Wedgwood III 14 August [1847]
Summary
Sends a letter for JW to forward to Charles Stokes concerning the purchase of Leeds and Bradford railway shares for Emma Darwin’s trust fund.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | 14 Aug [1847] |
| Classmark: | Alan Wedgwood (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1108F |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Wedgwood II (CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS)). CD had advanced £15 to Emma’s trust fund on 17 June 1847 …
- … Emma’s trust fund ( Correspondence vol. 4, letter to Josiah Wedgwood III, [22 June – 10 August 1847] , …
- … Wedgwood III , [22 June – 17 August 1847] and n. 4). Shares in the London and North West Railway were purchased with money from Emma …
To Josiah Wedgwood III [22 June – 10 August 1847]
Summary
Wants JW’s permission to carry out certain investments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | [22 June – 10 Aug 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1043 |
To Josiah Wedgwood III [20? August 1847]
Summary
Discusses the buying and selling of certain railway shares.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | [20? Aug 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1042 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Wedgwood II , CD’s uncle. Charles Langton was Emma Darwin’s brother-in-law. In the event, CD retained the Monmouth Canal debentures; in October 1847 …
- … Wedgwood III , [22 June – 17 August 1847], n. 4. CD’s Investment Book (Down House MS) records that forty guaranteed shares in the Leeds & Bradford Railway were purchased with money from Emma Darwin’s trust fund through Charles Stokes on 21 August 1847. …
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 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 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. …
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Addressee
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah, III |
