To W. E. Darwin 20 May [1881]1
Down.
May 20th
My dear W.
I am much disturbed in my mind what best to do with the £3000, the value of my U. States Funded Loan.— I have so much in Railways that these, I think, had better be avoided.—2 I see in newspaper that a million $ Bonds have been offered to the States to be renewed at the 3 per cent. interest; & does this not show that in the States this is thought a fair offer for a good security?3
Please settle for me, if I retain the Bonds at this interest, I believe that notice shd. be given (I suppose through the U. Bank)4 immediately.—
If I allow the Bonds to be paid off, then you will have to advise me hereafter about some accrued investment—in August, I think.—
Pray settle what I had better do. & let me hear. | your affect Father | C. Darwin
Idleness tempts me to accept the 3. Bonds.
Footnotes
Summary
Discusses his investments.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13167
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Erasmus Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.590)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13167,” accessed on 10 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13167.xml