Ɛpsilon

To John Andrews   [before 12 March 1877]1

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

Dear Sir,

I have been expecting to receive my waggonette before this time & shall be much obliged to you to let me know when I can send for it.

Unless it is finished within a week, I should be glad if you would let me have a waggonette or phaeton meanwhile2

Yours faithfully | Ch Darwin

L(S?)

1
The date is established by entries in CD’s Account books; see n. 2, below.
2
Waggonette: a four-wheeled carriage, made open or with a removable cover and furnished with a seat or bench at each side facing inwards and one or two seats arranged crosswise in front; phaeton: a type of light four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses, and having one or two seats facing forward (OED). In his Account books–cash account (Down House MS), CD recorded paying Andrews £128 12s. 6d. on 12 March 1877 for ‘New Carriage less old one £14’.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10890A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10890A