From G. H. Darwin [6 December 1881]

Am I to give a gratuity of “cinquanta lire sterlingi” (mother will translate), to Eliz^th. Squire cook at 6. Q. A.¹

G. H. D

Postmark: DE 6 | 81

Elizabeth Squire had been Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s cook. E. A. Darwin had died on 26 August 1881; George and William Erasmus Darwin were his executors (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 August 1881). George probably intended ‘cinquanta lire sterline’ (fifty pounds sterling), and had written the amount in Italian since the note was on a postcard.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13532,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13532