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From F. W. Surman   3 February [1882]1

40 Lupus Street | Pimlico S W

Feb 3rd.

Sir

I have this morning seen a lady (Miss Astley) who is in wants of a butler for a few weeks as her present butler is going to take a few weeks rest, Miss A. will refer to you for my character2

I am Sir | yours obediently | F. W. Surman

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to F. W. Surman, 22 December 1881 (Correspondence vol. 29).
2
CD had unsuccessfully tried to help Surman get a position as an attendant at the British Museum in December 1881 (see Correspondence vol. 29, letter to F. W. Surman, 22 December 1881). Miss Astley was Gertrude Susan Astley; her butler was William Jennings.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13656,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13656