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To Thomas Guthrie?   30 March [1871]1

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

March 30th

Dear Sir

I have much pleasure in enclosing £25 for the subscription for Mr Cupples, & shall be glad to subscribe on a future occasion if requisite.—2 With much Respect, I have the honour to remain Dear Sir | Your faithful servant | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the record of payment in CD’s accounts (see n. 2, below).
2
An entry in CD’s Account books–cash account (Down House MS) for 29 March 1871 reads ‘Guthrie (Cupples)–£25’. The recipient of the letter is conjectured to be Thomas Guthrie, who was known for his philanthropic work (ODNB). Earlier CD had received a request from Cupples’s wife, Anne Jane Cupples, to write a letter supporting a memorial for Cupples to receive a government pension (see Correspondence vol. 18, letter from A. J. Cupples, [28 November 1870]). There is no record of the memorial having been presented to Parliament.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Beckenham] before del ‘Bromley.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7151,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7151