Ɛpsilon

To G. S. Ffinden   9 December 1876

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

Dec. 9th 1876

My dear Sir

I have the pleasure to enclose 9£ for the Down Coal & Clothing Club,—consisting of 5£ from self, 1£ from my son George; & 3£ from my son Francis.—1

My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

1
The Down Coal and Clothing Club was a local charity that supplied parishioners with coal and clothes in exchange for regular savings; for more on CD’s charitable work, see Moore 1985, p. 466, and Browne 2002, pp. 452–4. CD recorded a payment of £5 to the Down Coal and Clothing Club on 9 December 1876 in his Classed account books (Down House MS).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10706A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10706A