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To W. E. Darwin   8 March [1876]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

March 8th

My dear old William

I am delighted to hear about the house & I send you a present of 250£ to help you over the expence of moving.2

Your affectionate old Father | C. Darwin

P.S. This has nothing to do with the 1000£ if you ever buy a House.—

1
The year is established by the reference to William Erasmus Darwin’s moving house, and by an entry in CD’s Classed account books (see n. 2, below).
2
CD visited William in his new house from 7 to 20 October 1876 (see CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II) and letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 October [1876]). An entry in CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS) dated 8 March 1876 records a payment to William of £250.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 250] altered from ‘200’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10416,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10416