The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, Emma. 1873.11.22. Letter to George Sketchley Ffinden. BROM-P.123.25.3.1.1. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Scanned by Kate Bond, transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1

NOTE: Reproduced with permission of Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library and William Huxley Darwin. With thanks to Kate Bond.

"Ffinden, Rev. George Sketchley, 1836?-1911. Anglican priest. King's College, London; Assoc. (1st class) 1859; ordained deacon 1860; ordained priest 1861. 2 Nov. 1871-1911 vicar of Down, he was generally disliked." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe: Darwin: A Companion, 2021).

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Down, Beckenham, Kent.

Saturday

Dear Mr Ffinden

Sir John & Lady Lubbock as well as Mr Darwin & myself are anxious to establish the Reading Room for the winter months as we did formerly, & I shall be much obliged to you to inform me whether I ought to apply

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to the school Board for permission to use the school room for that purpose.

My application would also have much greater weight if you were inclined to join in the request.

We should of course have to pay a woman to put the schoolroom in

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complete order every morning before the school assembles.

With kind regards to Mrs Ffinden

very truly yours

Emma Darwin

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