From G. H. Darwin   10 July 1879

T. C. Camb

July 10. 79

Dear Father,

I have written to Col. J. L. Chester to know if he wd. like to see the deeds & he will write to you if he wd.1 I shd. think you might describe him as an eminent archæologist introduced to us by

Mr. Edward Peacock F.S.A2

of Bottesford Manor,

Lincolnshire

I shd. think Mrs. D. wd. consent.3 I have just sent her copies of my papers & you will get a copy returned from Wm.4 I am getting on with my work tho’ seedy with sore throat cough & liver.

Tell Mother to tell Bessy that I believe the Calais Douvres is running in the day every day except Sunday & Monday.5

Yours affec. | G H Darwin

“Mrs. D | Creskeld | Otley | Yorkshire”

1
Joseph Lemuel Chester. See letter to G. H. Darwin, 8 [July 1879] and nn. 2 and 3. The deeds related to the Cleatham estate in North Lincolnshire, formerly owned by Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin and CD’s great-great-uncle William Darwin (1681–1760).
2
Edward Peacock was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. CD wanted to give Chester an introduction to Simon Dunning, a solicitor who held records of the Darwin family (letter to G. H. Darwin, 8 [July 1879]).
5
Elizabeth Darwin and Mary Elizabeth Atkin had travelled to Switzerland on 17 June 1879; they returned to Down on 18 July 1879 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). George refers to the ferry from Calais, France, to Dover (Douvres is the French for Dover), England.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12145,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12145