To E. W. Fithian [31 May 1878]1
Mr. D. begs leave to enclose a cheque for 2£.6s.8d for the Knockholt Foot-path, consisting, as requested, of 1£ from himself & 13 4d from Miss Darwin & the same from Miss Wedgwood2
Footnotes
The date is established by the date of the cheque that CD sent to Fithian (see also letter from E. W. Fithian, 30 May 1878 and n. 4).
See letter from E. W. Fithian, 30 May 1878 and nn. 1 and 4. Elizabeth Darwin and Elizabeth Wedgwood had each pledged £2; 13s. 4d. was a third of that amount.
Summary
Remits subscription as requested by EWF as the Knockholt & Chevening Footpath Fund [see 11535].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11536
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Edward William Fithian
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 101v
- Physical description
- ADraft 1p (on 11535)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11536,” accessed on 13 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11536.xml
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