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To Francis Wedgwood   27 November [1846]

Down Farnborough Kent

Nov. 27th

Dear Frank

Would you be so good (in accordance with enclosed instructions from Jos.) as to send to “Mssrs. Hine & Robinson Charter House Sqr. London”, the bundle of parchments which you hold for our Trust.1 Please to see that they are securely tied up & may I beg you, to send them by secure means to Whitmore Station & have them booked; please rather wait than send them insecurely.—

Will you enclose Jos’ letter to Mrss Hine & Robinson.

Will you post mine to Mrs Hine & Robinson on same day that the parcel is despatched by Railway.

And lastly be so kind as to send ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ on same day ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠.—

I am really sorry to give you so much trouble, but the deeds are important & this is the only means to ascertain that they arrive safely at Mrs. Hine & Co.—

Believe me, dear Frank, with kind remembrances to Fanny2 ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠3

AL signature excised

1
The marriage settlement funds for CD and Emma were in a trust, of which Josiah Wedgwood III and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were the trustees. Francis (Frank) Wedgwood has endorsed the letter: ‘Sent by Rails as directed Nov 30 1846’.
2
Frances Mosley Wedgwood, Frank Wedgwood’s wife.
3
CD’s signature has been excised, which also accounts for the missing text in the letter.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-1034,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-1034