To J. B. Innes 13 January 1871
Down. Beckenham
Jan 13. 71
My dear Innes,
I have received the enclosed, which I have not answered, but have sent to my solicitor.1 Of course I shall not apologise for anything which I may have said, but what this is I know not. Will you have the kindness to inform me whether Mr. Horsman left £25 to satisfy any claim on the School account.2
From attending to other subjects my memory has become very vague about the organ affair, and I should be grateful for any particulars especially the amount of the Subscription so that I may inform my solicitor. I have suggested to him to call on the organ-builder. Did Mr. Horsman pay the builder by bills which were dishonoured?3
You will easily perceive that any information might be of great value to me
My dear Innes | In Haste | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
CD has forgotten about S. J. O. Horsman and the church organ and asks for any information that will help him inform his solicitors in connection with a document he has received and encloses. Will not apologise for what he said, but is ignorant of what it was.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7439
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Brodie Innes
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7439,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7439.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
