RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1879.06.25]. William carefully estimated value of our property. CUL-DAR262.11.17. Edited by John van Wyhe (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 Darwin's financial papers.
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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