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To G. S. Ffinden   5 September 1876

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

Sept 5. 1876

My dear Sir

Although I am not a Churchman, yet under the circumstances specified in the enclosed document (herewith returned) I shall be happy to have my name put down for £25, contingent on a sufficient number of subscribers making up the remainder of the required sum.—1

My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

To the Revd | G. S. Ffinden.

1
The document has not been found, but was evidently a subscription to increase Ffinden’s living as vicar of Down. CD recorded a payment of £25 for ‘Ffinden living’ under the heading ‘Gifts & Subscriptions’ on 31 January 1877 in his Classed account books (Down House MS).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10590,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10590