To George Sleigh [before 26 September 1879]1
Sir—
I have heard through Sir J. Hooker from Mr. Smith of Kew, that you want a gardeners place & that my place might suit you.2 I have a small hot-house & greenhouse (which I use partly for experimental purposes) & wd. like to build an orchard House.3 You wd also have to attend to the far grounds & gardens K. Gns when asked I shd keep 2 men in the gardens who wd be under your direction, one of whom wd have also to look after the cows. & pigs.4 If you thought that my place wd. then suit you, you could come down here & make more particular enquiries, & I shd be able to judge whether you would suit me, & before write to Ld Walsingham, for your character.5 But in the first place, I shd want to hear what wages you would expect,—bearing in mind that you wd have to find a cottage in the village about of a mile distant. I shd wish to hear whether you are a married man—& have a family
I am | Yours faithfully | C. D.
Footnotes
Summary
Asks correspondent to consider taking a position as his gardener.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12282
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Sleigh
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 202: 93
- Physical description
- ADraftS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12282,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12282.xml