RECORD: Ffinden, G. S. 1875.03.31. Letter to Emma Darwin. BROM-P.123.25.3.1.5. 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."
"Laslett, Hannah, mistress of the Girls & Infant School in Down in 1855." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe: Darwin: A Companion, 2021).
For the "Copy of the answer I received" see BROM-P.123.25.3.3.
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Darwin. Dec: 24. 1873.
Madam,
I am requested by the School Committee to state that in answer to Mr. Darwin's application permission is given for the use of the Infant schoolroom only adjoining Widow Laslett's residence during the months of Jany. Feby. & March next for a Reading room. Against this I protest most strongly on public grounds. I learnt at the Meeting that Mr. Darwin had addressed the Education Department on the subject. As I am the only recognized correspondent of the School, according to rule 15. Code 1871, I deem such a proceeding quite
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quite out of order, especially as I myself had undertaken to communicate with the Office. For your information I now append, a Copy of the answer I received, which is, in my opinion, by no means favorable to your view of the case.
I am Madam
I have only to add that there are several misstatements in the letters read at the meeting.
I am Madam,
Yr obedt. Servt,
G.S.F.
Mrs. C. R. Darwin.
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