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From W. E. Darwin   23 March 1882

Bank, Southampton,

March 23 1882

My dear Father,

at last I have received your G. Western Dividend £177.9.6 and have paid it over to the Union Bank.1

What exciting news about old Leonard2

We are expecting letters from Mother as Leonard’s note was a very official notice so we are in a state of suspense as to how much we can rejoice over it.

Goodbye dear Father It will be so pleasan⁠⟨⁠t⁠⟩⁠ if you can come here next week | Your affect son | W E. Darwin

G. West div was at 714 per cent

1
In his Account books–banking account (Down House MS) on 24 March 1882, CD recorded the receipt of £177 9s. 6d. under the heading ‘Gt. Western R. at 7 1/4 ordinary stock’. CD’s bank was the Union Bank, Charing Cross Branch, London.
2
Leonard Darwin had written to his mother to announce his engagement to Elizabeth Frances Fraser (letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin, [March 1882]; DAR 239.1: 5.1).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13734F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13734F