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direct »Letter 7513 — Darwin, C. R. to , 25 Feb [1871]Unidentified
Thanks for two reviews of Descent. Second is "most fair, kind and carefully abstracted".
direct »Letter 13859 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), [?]
Printed acknowledgment of the receipt of a letter.
direct »Letter 13865 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), 1 Mar [?]
Regrets not having a duplicate of one of his books to give away. "You will before long no doubt be able to borrow a copy."
direct »Letter 13867 — Darwin, C. R. to unidentified (Unidentified), 7 Aug [?]
Declines invitation to ride because he is "so very subject to headache".
* direct »Letter 634 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, S. E., [late July–Aug 1842]
Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy's advice.
* direct »Letter 637 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, E. C., [24 July 1842]
Describes the village of Down and the house they are thinking of buying.
* direct »Letter 640 — Darwin, C. R. to Broderip, W. J., [31 Aug 1842]
Discusses toad [mentioned in Journal of researches, p. 115]. Describes house at Down.
* direct »Letter 633 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, E. C., [16 Sept 1842]
Emma and Doddy [W. E. Darwin] like Down. CD has met, and plans to employ, the local surgeon. "I feel sure I shall become deeply attached to Down, with a few improvements".
* direct »Letter 647 — Darwin, C. R. to Geological Society, 4 Oct 1842
Papers by T. J. Newbold [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1842): 702–5], T. C. Hunt [3 (1842): 565–6] and J. Phillips [3 (1842): 705–6] need not be printed in Transactions of the Geological Society.
* direct »Letter 648 — Darwin, C. R. to Horner, A. S. (a), [4 Oct 1842]
Emma recovering well from birth of third child, Mary Eleanor. Sorry to hear Leonard Horner has been ill. Has received high praise of Coral reefs from Lyell.