To J. R. Martin 15 September 1871
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Sep 15. 1871
Sir
I am much obliged for yr letter of the 12th, recd yesterday.1 As you seem desirous that I shd become a shareholder in the Artizan’s Dwelling Co., & as the object seems an excellent one, I shall be happy to take ten shares; & I will send a cheque for £100 on receiving the proper documents.2
I return the enclosed letters; & wishing success to the Company in its benevolent purpose | I remain dear Sir | yours faithfully | Charles R. Darwin
J. Royle Martin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Artizans’ & General Properties Company Ltd. [1967.] Artizans Centenary: 1867–1967. [London]: Artizans’ & General Properties Company Ltd.
Summary
Buys ten shares in the Artizans, Labourers, & General Dwellings Co.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7943
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Royle Martin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.403)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7943,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7943.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
