From G. H. Darwin [6 December 1881]
Am I to give a gratuity of “cinquanta lire sterlingi” (mother will translate), to Elizth. Squire cook at 6. Q. A.1
G. H. D
Footnotes
Elizabeth Squire had been Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s cook. E. A. Darwin had died on 26 August 1881; George and William Erasmus Darwin were his executors (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 August 1881). George probably intended ‘cinquanta lire sterline’ (fifty pounds sterling), and had written the amount in Italian since the note was on a postcard.
Summary
Asks whether he is to give a gratuity of "cinquanta lire sterling" to the cook at 6 Queen Anne St.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13532
- From
- George Howard Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Cambridge
- Postmark
- DE 6 | 81
- Source of text
- DAR 210.2: 101
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13532,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13532.xml
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