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From G. H. Darwin   [18 October 1869]1

14 Arlington St

Monday Evg.

My dear Father,

I forgot to ask you to forward me the £52"10s which I shall have to give to Tatham on Thursday.2 I cannot tell until Xmas whether I can afford to pay it myself, as I don’t know what the fellowship dividend comes to yet. 52£ will make my balance rather indecently small so cd you have it put to my account before Thursday. I have called on Tatham & have been just introduced to my fellow pupils, of whom I will give my opinion of Saturday.—

Your affectionate Son | George. H. Darwin

1
The date is established by the entry in CD’s Classed account books on 19 October 1869 (see n. 2, below). The Monday preceding that date was 18 October.
2
An entry in CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS) on 19 October 1869 records a payment of £52 10s. for ‘George for Tatham’. The reference is to Charles Meaburn Tatham, with whom George was to study law.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-6963,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-6963