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From E. A. Darwin   [1870–81]1

L & N W Consol: Stock2

I have heard from Herries3 that he has received the Interim Certif: of the Balance with call notes attached. If you received the Certif: of the 20% paid on allotment thro’ your Bank it is probably all right & the Bank has got the Certif: & Call notes but it will be as well to make sure that all is right.

EAD

1
The date range is established by the entries for London and North Western Railway Company stock in CD’s Investment book (Down House MS; see n. 2, below). Erasmus Alvey Darwin died in 1881.
2
CD had stock in the London and North Western Railway Company; he sold his shares in 1852, but purchased more around 1870, which he held until his death (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS)).
3
Herries, Farquhar, Chapman & Co. were a banking firm at 16 St James’s Street, London (Post Office London directory 1878).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12379,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12379