Letter 1490 — Darwin, C. R. to Wedgwood, Josiah, III, 20 Nov 1852
Summary
A statement of payments made by trustees to CD and by CD to trustees for the years 1851 and 1852.
Transcriptionf1
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From Trustees to me diag 1851. Sept. Leeds & Bradford R. shares, purchased in 1847 at 4339 . 7 . 1852. July 30. Two shares of Monmouth R.y at 85.£ 170 . These shares stood in Erasmus’es sole name 1852 Nov. 12. N.W. Ry Stock purchased at various times 1962 . 11 . 6
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6471 : 18 . 6 From me to Trustees 1851. Aug. Part of Mortgage to Major Owen—f2 5000 1852. Nov. 87 Pref. shares in N. Stafford R. at £24 . s 10 In Erasmus’ sole name— 2130
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7130
7130
6471 . 18 . 6
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£658 . 1 . 6
Paid in excess by me to Trusteesf3ramme
Nov 20. 1852 | C. Darwin
Footnotes
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- Josiah Wedgwood III and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were the trustees of Emma Darwin’s trust fund: since Erasmus is mentioned in the letter, Josiah must have been the addressee.
- f2
- William Mostyn Owen.
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- For the background to these transactions, see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to Salt & Son, 26 November [1850].
