From W. E. Darwin 28 December [1871]1
Southton
Dec 28.
My dear Father,
I send you 3 sheets, the 4th I must keep because of the headings of chp. XIV.2 I pay tonight your money to the Union Bk.3
Has John mentioned a field with curves on the way to Orpington, that is worth looking at; I asked him to tell George.4 The grass embankment of Sir John’s5 that one passes going to Orpington I fancy is worth looking at; It seemed to me that the railings were extremely close to top of slope; it would be possible to find out their original position, does one not see grass graves fade away in a church yard?
I hope Bessy6 is better & up to the Ball; I had a jolly 4 days at home, & it is a great grind getting on to one’s stool again | Your affect son | W E Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Sends three sheets but keeps one. Suggests looking at a curved field on the way to Orpington.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8122G
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Southampton
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 48)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8122G,” accessed on 4 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8122G.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)
