From F. W. Surman 3 February [1882]1
40 Lupus Street | Pimlico S W
Feb 3rd.
Sir
I have this morning seen a lady (Miss Astley) who is in wants of a butler for a few weeks as her present butler is going to take a few weeks rest, Miss A. will refer to you for my character2
I am Sir | yours obediently | F. W. Surman
Footnotes
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to F. W. Surman, 22 December 1881 (Correspondence vol. 29).
CD had unsuccessfully tried to help Surman get a position as an attendant at the British Museum in December 1881 (see Correspondence vol. 29, letter to F. W. Surman, 22 December 1881). Miss Astley was Gertrude Susan Astley; her butler was William Jennings.
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
FWS is applying for a position and wants a character reference.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13656
- From
- Frederic William Surman
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Pimlico
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 123
- Physical description
- ALS 1p †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13656,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13656.xml
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