RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1879.06.25]. William carefully estimated value of our property. CUL-DAR262.11.17. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR262.11 contains loose papers from Account books, book sale profits, savings, etc.
These papers were sent to Osbert John Radcliffe Howarth in August 1940. Howarth was the curator of Down House from 1929-1954. Howarth, O. J. R. and E. K. Howarth. [1933.] A history of Darwin's parish: Downe, Kent. With a foreword by Sir Arthur Keith. Southampton: Russell & Co. Text A540
This draft was later copied by Emma Darwin and enclosed in a letter to Horace Darwin on 28 June 1879 (CUL-DAR185.5).
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Jun 28' 1879 Horace
In July 1871. William carefully estimated al value of our property & ascertained that on my & my wife's death each son wd receive £30,500. Since then I have saved so much that the sum will will amount to about £33,000. By Erasmus' will each child will receive some thousands & by Mr Rich's bequest several thousand more. Therefore each of my sons will receive at least, £40,000.
At present I allow each son £400 annually, (including property worth a little more than 100 £ annually made over to these, & half a year ago I determined to divide annually the overplus of my income, which if this were only £1900 wd give £300 to each son, & this will make £700 a year to each son. But probably it will be more more, for during during the last 10 years I have invested on an average £2728 annually; & this wd give to each son an income of £429 making whole income £829. But of course my income may fall off a little
June 25. 1879—
C. Darwin
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