From O. G. Rejlander 7 February 1874
1, | Albert Mansions, | Victoria Street, | S.W.
Febr. 7/74
My dear Sir
I am in a dilemma. First I must thank you with all my heart for your generosity of sending me a cheque for £10. which I will return if the case goes in my favor—as most people think—1
Now the dilema is this: that my wife2 has written to several—many—persons without my knowledge—without—yes she did threaten she would as she has maginified my danger to £500 and become half-crazy.
Some one has alarmed her and that “the law is only for the accuser”—
She has given me a great trouble for I call it a tremendous liberty— I wouldn’t have had the impudence even to save a bankruptcy.
I am very busy painting—and drawing against time yet I have now to explain and apologise to twenty persons
Of course she meant well in her ignorance— All she knew was that I was not well off and so instead of waiting to see how things would turn she acted thus.
I have received an injunction but my Solicitor who has “put in appearance” says that I shall have to be served with one more—paper ere the case can come on in the “Common pleas”
I thank you and crave pardon.
Yours very truly | O. G. Rejlander
Chas. Darwin Esqr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Thanks CD for £10 to help with his law case.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9272
- From
- Oscar Gustaf Rejlander
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Victoria St
- Source of text
- DAR 176: 117
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9272,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9272.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22