Sends observations of wormcasts at Malvern. Describes stay at Abinger.
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Sends observations of wormcasts at Malvern. Describes stay at Abinger.
Discusses his investments.
P.S. on earthworms.
Discusses possible investments.
Discusses possible investments.
Reports on a luncheon of scientific savants at which the Crown Prince of Germany [and Prince of Wales?] were present.
Asks for two property valuations. Is afraid he has made a mistake in CD’s property settlements.
Discusses financial affairs.
Discusses division of Trust. Is concerned Bessy’s portion will be smaller than Henrietta's. Had a pleasant visit in Cambridge. There is a clerical error in the division of CD’s property.
No summary available.
Thanks for Worms.
Requests a list of CD’s trust securities; he and Sara have finished Worms; asks what he should do with dividend warrant.
Financial matters; executing EAD’s will; pleased to hear news about Prof. Challis.
Financial paperwork; pleased at news of Horace and Ida Darwin’s baby, Erasmus.
Paperwork relating to 6 Queen Anne Street, London.
North East Railway Consols.
Wishes to know veracity of a report of CD’s reactions on seeing certain slides of supposedly organic material from meteorites.
Has sold London & South Western Railway stock and has purchased Great Western stock.
Has ordered a tin of Somerset Mixture snuff for CD.
Requests CD to sent a cheque for the succession duty on Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s estate.
Suggested T. G. Bonney contact CD to confirm story was apocryphal.