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From Agnes Taylor   26 March [1882]1

8 Rue Croix de Marbre | Au 2me. | Nice | France

26th. March

Miss Taylor presents her compts. to Mr. Darwin, & begs to thank him warmly for his very kind letter, of the 23rd. inst: informing her that he had generously responded to her application, by forwarding £10— to the Credit of Mrs. Beke’s account with Messrs. Hammond & Co.2

Mrs. Beke herself desires her to assure Mr. Darwin of her most grateful appreciation of this further testimony of his kindly generosity & benevolence.

With such esteemed support, & such kindly expressions as Mr. Darwin has evinced, & several others, Miss Taylor has full hope of success.

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Agnes Taylor, 20 March [1882].
2
CD’s letter has not been found, but there is an entry in his Account books–cash account (Down House MS) for 23 March 1882 under the heading ‘10 to ‘Beke Fund Charity’’.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13742,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13742