From W. E. Darwin 23 May 1881
Bank, Southampton,
May 23 1881
My dear Father,
I dare say you do not care for the Dutch Government Bond paying 3 or the Dutch guaranteed Railway Bond paying about 4 which I mentioned a week or so ago, so that I think you had better continue the United States Bond at 3 per cent as they are perfectly safe. The Union Bank will manage the renewal for you if it can be done; but I am not sure that the U/S. government will renew all.1
I suppose you would not stand the following investment to the extent say of £1000; I am convinced in a few years it will be paying 7 to 8 per cent. Antwerp Water Works Company limited Horace’s friend Easton is the engineer and I know has a very large number of shares, a friend of mine is Managing Director and lives at Antwerp.2 The Company has to supply the whole town of Antwerp which is growing immensely Herbert Norman3 is a director and has a very high opinion; the shares can now be bought a little over par.
I do not expect you to go in for it, but could not resist mentioning it.
If the United States will not renew all your Bonds, Manchester Corporation stock will pay you 3 per cent.
I am going on pretty well, but not entirely right yet— Sara is marvellously well.4 I am so sorry Horace & Ida cannot go with you5
Your affect son | W. E. Darwin
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Bibliography
Craenenbroeck, W. van. 1998. Easton & Anderson and the water supply of Antwerp (Belgium). Industrial Archaeology Review 20: 105–16.
Summary
Discusses possible investments.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13170G
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 93)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13170G,” accessed on 11 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13170G.xml