To the Darwin Family¹    3 October 1828

To the

Charitable & Humane

The Case of a Distressed Sportsman—

1828. Oct 3—

Charles Darwin gent—humbly petitions all benevolently disposed persons to pay attention to his case—

Whereas he the aforesaid formerly gained a respectable livelihood by destroying hares, pheasants partridges & woodcocks, with the aid of a double barrelled gun, & the said gun becoming dangerous & liable to destroy the aforesaid Charles Darwins legs arms, body & brains & consequently unfit for use—he is reduced to lay his deplorable case before the charitable & humane being utterly unable to raise the sum requisite for the purchase of new Double barrd Gun— Value £20—

£. s. d. R W Darwin 5= 0= 0  Miss Darwin 5 . 0– 0  Miss Susan Darwin 5 "  0 . 0  Miss Cath Darwin 5 "  0 "  0.