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GALTON - Galton Papers
1 - Personal and Family Papers
1 - Family History and Correspondence
9 - Biographical Material Relating to the Galton Family
5 - Papers and Correspondence from Edward Galton Wheler-Galton's Family Book
7 - Darwin, Charles Robert to Francis Galton
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Piece
Reference Number
GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/27
Title
Darwin to Francis Galton
Date
10 Jun 1879
Description
Letter from Charles Darwin to Galton. Darwin discusses family money as he found it surprising that their grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, did not leave more money considering how hard he worked. He speculates that Erasmus may have made some bad investments as he lost at least £1500 in iron works.
Extent
1 letter
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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