To G. S. Astley [after 3 February 1882]1
[Down.]
Legacy
(I have seen a good deal of Surman & I know that my brother thought very highly of his character in all ways, viz honesty, sobriety &c &c. So that he left him a Legacy to which to which I added, as I felt so much obliged for his attention to my brother—2 He is in every way a good servant— (He brought moreover a first rate character to my brother) from his former place, which he had held for some years.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Testifies to F. W. Surman’s good character and honesty.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13657
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Gertrude Susan Astley/Gertrude Susan Nicholson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 123v
- Physical description
- ADraft
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13657,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13657.xml
