The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, Emma. [1860.01.27]. Letter to William Erasmus Darwin. CUL-DAR210.6.53. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. 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-DAR210.6 contains correspondence of William Erasmus Darwin and family correspondence (1851-1896).

"Darwin, Erasmus Alvey, 1804 Dec. 29-1881 Aug. 26. 4th child of Robert Waring Darwin. Unmarried. CD's only brother. Known as 'Ras', 'Eras' and 'Uncle Ras'."
"Darwin, Emily Catherine (Catherine), 1810 May 10-1866 Feb. 2. 6th and last child of Robert Waring Darwin. CD's sister. Known as 'Catty' or 'Katty'."
Emma recorded in her diary "Ch. came home" on 27 January, and that they went to London on the 30th.
Mr Norman is Ebenezer Norman, Schoolmaster at Down and from 1856 and many years thereafter copyist for Darwin.
Mary Ann Pugh was a governess at Down House from 1857-1859.

[1]

[27 January 1860]

My dear William

It is very pleasant to think that we shall see you soon. I am going to London on Monday for 2 to 3 days so I want you to join us there & get a bed at Mrs Nutts or Uncle Ras or Aunt Cath will be best but

[1v]

I will ask her as I think she would be glad to have you.

Etty is also there & you wd be sure to be wanting to go to town soon so it may save you a journey. Perhaps we may look at some pictures together. Your father comes home today

[2]

& we are very jolly with no governess, only Mr Norman comes to teach them every afternoon which they like very much. Dicky is very charming still.

Miss Pugh comes on Sat. for a week.

Goodbye my dear old man

yours E.D

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)