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To Thomas Druitt   29 July [1877]1

July 29

Dear Sir

I have acted as Trustee & Treasurer to a Friendly Club for very many years, & we are now going to withdraw a sum (about £290) from the National Debt Office & I want to beg the great favour of you to act as my agent in withdrawing the money.—2 The Office informs me that an agent must be employed who resides in London, & I know not to whom else to apply.—3 On a former occasion your bank was so good as to act for me in this manner.—4 All that has to be done is to present the draft & 4 days afterwards the money will be paid you & cd be placed to my account; I will then send my Butler5 up to you for the money Hoping that you will grant me this favour | I remain yours sincerely

ADraft

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the draft letter to J. M. F. Ludlow, 20 July [1877].
2
Members of Down Friendly Society had decided to distribute the surplus funds of the society among themselves. See letter to J. M. F. Ludlow, 20 July [1877] and n. 1, and letter to the National Debt Office, [after 29 July 1877].
3
Thomas Druitt was the manager of CD’s bank, the Union Bank at Charing Cross, London. The letter from the National Debt Office has not been found.
4
The former occasion has not been identified.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 for] after del ‘in this village’
1.1 very] interl
1.2 (about] after del ‘of money’
1.2 & I] ‘ &’ after interl & del ‘as a bonus to the members’
1.4 Office] after del ‘National Debt’
1.6 in this manner] interl
1.6 the draft] ‘the’ above ‘a’
1.6 & 4 1.7] ‘ &’ after del ‘ signed by 2 Trustees’
1.7 & … account;] interl
1.7 I] after del ‘& then’
1.8 then] interl
1.8 for] above del ‘to bring’
1.8 money] before del ‘to me for distribution.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11079,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11079