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Darwin Correspondence Project

To G. H. Darwin   24 August [1881]1

[Down.]

My dear G

The General Post Office has sent to you here 1d. (which I have stolen) in answer to some complaint of yours. & for which they demand a Receipt which I have sent

C. Darwin

August 24th.—

I keep the 1d as payment for all the bother!!

Footnotes

The year is established by ‘81’ being written after the date in an unknown hand.

Summary

The General Post Office sent one penny in response to GHD’s complaint, and demanded a receipt, which CD has sent. CD will keep the penny.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13295
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
George Howard Darwin
Sent from
Down
Source of text
DAR 210.1: 106
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13295,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13295.xml

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