From Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin 25 January [1868]1
Creskeld, | Otley.
Jany. 25th.
Dear Mr. Darwin,
Judging by my own feelings as a Parent,2 I feel sure you will excuse my troubling you with a few lines to express the pleasure and pride we feel in seeing the nam⟨e⟩ of one of your son⟨s⟩ as second Wrangler at Cambridge—3
Mr. Darwin4 begs to unite with me in Congratulations to yourself & Mrs. Darwin, and we so much regret, that you did not tell us of your ⟨bo⟩y’s being at school at Clapham, as it is not so very far from us, and we should have had such pleasure in shewing him any attention.5
We are still in our old house, & intend to remain, until the smoke of the manufacturing district, drives us away, & I trust neither you, nor any of your family, will ever pass our way, without letting us know.
With very kind regards, believe me | Yrs. sincerely | Charlotte M C Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Cambridge University calendar: The Cambridge University calendar. Cambridge: W. Page [and others]. 1796–1950.
Darwin pedigree: Pedigree of the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p.: privately printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees, by Richard Broke Freeman. London: printed for the author. 1984.]
Summary
Expresses her pleasure at seeing George Darwin’s name as Second Wrangler.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5799
- From
- Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Otley
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 34–5
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5799,” accessed on 29 May 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5799.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
