RECORD: Lubbock, John. 1875.02.09. Letter to George Sketchley Ffinden. BROM-P.123.25.3.1.9. 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."
"Lubbock, Sir John, Bart, 1834-1913. First child of Sir John William L. Statesman, banker and man of science. Home: High Elms near Down. L was the closest of CD's younger friends and frequent visitor to Down House from childhood." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe: Darwin: A Companion, 2021).
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High Elms
9 Feb. 1875
My dear Mr Ffinden
I have duly received your letter of yesterday's date.
I should have been very glad to have been
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the means of restoring harmony between you & Mr Darwin, & can only regret that from what you say this seems to be at present impossible.
Believe me
Yours very sincerely
John Lubbock
Rev G.S. Ffinden
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