From C. M. C. Darwin 16 April [1879]1
Creskeld, | Otley.
April 16th.
Dear Mr. Darwin,
Your letter has reached me this evening and as we are leaving home tomorrow for a week or two, I write at once to express our thanks to you for so kindly proposing to present us with one of your portraits, and to say the value of the gift will even be increased if you will attach to it your signature, and the date you sent it us—2 At present neither Mr Darwin nor I can give any intelligence about Cleatham, but we know that Mr. Dunning the Solicitors has piles of old Darwin Papers and if any one could have the patience to get them out, there would be I doubt not some light thrown on past generations—3
Our portrait represents your grandfather as a handsome, fresh coloured man, in flowing wig, Barrister’s gown and bands, and the crest & arms are on the back of the picture—4
believe me | Yrs. very truly | C. M. C. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Thanks CD for offer of his portrait.
Suggests a solicitor who has Darwin papers and who may have information about Cleatham.
Describes her portrait of Erasmus Darwin.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11996
- From
- Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Otley
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 142–3
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11996,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11996.xml
