To T. Thompson1 9 October 1869
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To Mr T. Thompson, Secretary of the Westerham F. Club
Sir
Mr W. Reeves in this place has called on me as a County Magistrate to consult me on the best means of obtaining the payment which he states is due to him from the Westerham Club.—2
I can testify that the condition of his hand shows that he is unable work, & as he cannot at present write, he has asked me to address you on the subject,—before he takes any further steps.— His case seems a hard one, I am informed that some of your members still receive payment, & if this be correct it wd be difficult to justify, any one member who may have a just claim being refused.
Hoping that you will be able to satisfy W Reeves’ claim. I beg leave to remain | Sir | Your obed sert | Ch. R. Darwin Oct 9—1869
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Post Office directory of the six home counties: Post Office directory of the six home counties, viz., Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. London: W. Kelly & Co. 1845–78.
Summary
Writes, as county magistrate, in an attempt to get payment from the Club for a Mr Reeves.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6927
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- T. Thompson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 96: 60
- Physical description
- ADraftS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6927,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6927.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17
