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To W. E. Darwin   [1861–82]1

I am not well so no more.

Your affec. Father | C. Darwin

P.S will you be so kind as to see about Bank Pens & we are short of those excellent pen-holders—2 But remember that we repay you.—

Footnotes

1
The date range is established by the date at which William left home: he became a partner in the Southampton and Hampshire Bank in 1861; CD died in April 1882.
2
Bank pens were a type of steel nib designed originally for use by bank clerks but advertised for general writing.

Summary

Last page of a letter with a five-line P.S. concerning pen-holders.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13864F
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
William Erasmus Darwin
Source of text
Famous Notables (dealers) (no date)
Physical description
ALS 1p inc

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13864F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13864F.xml

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