To T. L. Brunton 22 November 1881
Down. Beckenham Kent
Nov. 22. 1881
My dear Dr Lauder Brunton
Many thanks for your very kind & interesting letter— It seems strange that the glands shd have set you thinking of our tonsils.1 I write now to beg a favour. I do not in the least know what others have guaranteed in relation to Dr. Ferrier—2 Would 20 guineas be sufficient if not will you kindly take the trouble to have my name put down for 30 or 40 guineas as you may think best. If on the other hand no one else has guaranteed for as much as 20 guineas will you put me down for 10 or 15 guineas though I shd like to 20 best.
You can understand that I do not wish to be conspicuous either by too little or too much, so I beg you to be so very kind as to act for me. I have a multitude of letters which I must answer so excuse haste. Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Writes to ask how much he should subscribe to fund for David Ferrier.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13504
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 351
- Physical description
- C 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13504,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13504.xml