To J. L. Chester   12 July 1879

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

July 12th 1879.

Dear Sir

I must thank you for your very kind letter & for all your varied assistance.

I will forward your letter to my son, & nothing more had better be done at present in relation to the deeds.1

Believe me dear Sir | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

1
See letter from J. L. Chester, 11 July 1879 and n. 2. George Howard Darwin was researching the Darwin family and had been offered the opportunity to look at deeds related to the Cleatham Estate in north Lincolnshire, which had been owned by William Darwin (1681–1760) (see letter from C. M. C. Darwin, 16 April [1879]).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12151,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12151