To William Erasmus Darwin   17 February [1861]1

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Febr 17th

My dear Wm

I send off cheque without the delay of a Post, which is just starting

Yours affecty | C. Darwin

Dated by an entry in CD’s Account book (Down House MS) written on 15 February 1861: ‘William addition to allowance £25’. William was in his third year at Cambridge University.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-2415,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-2415