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* direct »Letter 136 — Owen, F. M. (a) to Darwin, C. R., [26 Sept 1831]
Much disappointed that CD will leave home before she returns.
* direct »Letter 141 — Owen, F. M. (a) to Darwin, C. R., [6 Oct 1831]
Their letters crossed; she now knows he will be gone for three years, not two; does not know what they will do without him at the Forest, but wishes him well.
* direct »Letter 3686 — Woodbury, T. W. to Darwin, C. R., 9 Aug 1862
Breeding cells of Ligurian bee are larger than those of common bee. Thanks CD for comb.
* direct »Letter 4049 — Woodbury, T. W. to Darwin, C. R., 17 Mar 1863
Bee species of different sizes build cells the same size.
direct »Letter 6133 — Hellins, John to Darwin, C. R., 20 Apr 1868
Gives the evidence on which he relied for his view, which CD thinks is erroneous, of proportion of sexes in Lepidoptera.
direct »Letter 6506 — Hellins, John to Darwin, C. R., 16 Dec 1868
Results of his breeding have not borne out his opinion that females are more numerous in Lepidoptera [see Descent 1: 313]. Still convinced he is right, suggests only way to settle question is by controlled breeding of large numbers of each species.
direct »Letter 6745 — Hellins, John to Darwin, C. R., 10 May 1869
Notes sex ratios in Lepidoptera he is breeding.
direct »Letter 6879 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 7 Sept 1869
Reports on events at Exeter [BAAS] meeting. G. G. Stokes made a first-rate President. Huxley "poured boiling oil" over James McCann in answer to his "conceited dogmatic sermon". F. A. W. Miquel is coming to stay.
direct »Letter 6886 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 10 Sept [1869]
F. C. Donders has been to lunch – a good "Darwinian"! JDH's speech of resignation [as BAAS President] at Exeter was charming [Rep. BAAS (1869)]. JDH should have been an ambassador. Has received Indian census.Is unusually well.
direct »Letter 6914 — Huxley, T. H. to Darwin, C. R., 28 Sept 1869
Will do his best on the tooth [sent by CD] but does not put much weight on conclusions based on a single tooth of a horse. Darwin attacked by three clergymen at BAAS meeting [Exeter, 1869].