To the Traffic Manager, South Eastern Railway [c. September 1868]1
Sir
As I much wish to avoid the Trouble & expence of putting the affair into my Sollicitors Hands, which I must do next week.2 I hope you will be so good as at once investigate the loss of the two Boxes, about which my son called on you, on Aug __th.— The Receipt from the S. W. Railway, .3 will show the [size] of the B & date of Despatching. I enclose the address &c;
I had previously written on Aug. 22d & despatched to the Traffic manager of the S.E. Railway Charg Cross to Enquire, but no notice was taken of my letter.—4
As a small Box, despatched at the sam frm Yarmth with the 2 lost Boxes was was safely delivered in London on Aug. 19th or 20th, it is proable, that the S., W. Railway has not caused this loss.—
My servant who will deliver this letter, will if you think fit go to the Bricklayers Arms, or to Nine Elms or to S. W. Railway5 or take any other step which you may advise, in order to trace my lost boxes.
Hoping for your attention, I remain | Sir |
Your obedien servn | Ch. Dar
To the Traffic mnr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Bradshaw’s railway guide: Bradshaw’s railway almanack, directory, shareholders’ guide, and manual. London: W. J. Adams. Manchester: Bradshaw & Blacklock. 1848–62. Bradshaw’s railway manual, shareholders’ guide, and official directory. London: W. J. Adams. Manchester: Bradshaw & Blacklock. 1863–1923.
Summary
Wishes correspondent to investigate immediately the loss of two boxes in transit.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6341
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- South Eastern Railway
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 96: 49
- Physical description
- ADraftS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6341,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6341.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16