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From E. A. Darwin   10 April [1866]

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Has been offered proof impressions of Maguire’s portrait of CD.

Sorry to hear of CD’s "heap of maladies".

Georgina [Tollet?] wants to see the review in the Quarterly Journal of Science [3 (1866): 151–76].

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  10 Apr [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B42–3
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5053

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  • … visit Erasmus in London (see letter to J.  D.  Hooker, [5 April 1866] and n.  3). Georgina …
  • … reproduced in Calendar , p.  viii. See letter to J.  D.  Hooker, [9 April 1866] and n.  2. …

From E. A. Darwin   7 October [1866]

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Disposal of Susan’s effects.

Frank and Henry [Parker] are executors.

EAD is bringing away a large packet of CD’s letters from abroad.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  7 Oct [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B46–7
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5233

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  • … Susan died on 3 October 1866 (see letter to J.  D.  Hooker, [4 October 1866] and n.  1). …

From Erasmus Alvey Darwin   17 February [1866]

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Suggests two ways of financing what Susan will owe Catherine’s estate.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  17 Feb [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B53–4
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5009

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  • … who died in February 1866 (see letter from J.  D.  Hooker, 4 February 1866  and n.  1). …

From E. A. Darwin   4 October [1866]

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Would CD like to have Susan’s Indian chessmen?

EAD should settle something about the house but has no power without consent of all parties.

Caroline looks worn – it has been a most painful time.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  4 Oct [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B44–5
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5230

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  • … Susan had died on 3 October 1866 (see letter to J.  D.  Hooker, [4 October 1866] and n.   …

From E. A. Darwin   11 October [1866]

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Disposal of Susan’s effects. Legacies to CD’s children. EAD has taken the letters and papers and asked Henry [Parker] to forward the George Richmond pictures of CD and Emma.

Caroline looks "miserably ill".

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  11 Oct [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B48–51
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5238

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  • … Darwin had died on 3 October 1866 ( letter to J.  D.  Hooker, [4 October 1866] , n.  1). …

From E. A. Darwin   19 February [1866]

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Division of Catherine’s estate.

Arrangements for EAD’s will.

Wishes CD would pay him another visit.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  19 Feb [1866]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B40–1
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5010

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  • letter and the letter from E.  A.  Darwin, 17 February [1866] . The letter from CD has not been found. See letter from E.  A.  Darwin, 17 February [1866] . Emily Catherine Langton (Catherine) died in February 1866 (see letter from J.  D.  Hooker, …

From E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin   25 [November 1865]

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Does not like the photos; thinks they should try again.

Last account of Susan Darwin reports she is having a good deal of faintness.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  25 [Nov 1865]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B119–20
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4942

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  • 1866 (CD’s Classed account book (Down House MS)). See letter from Edward Cresy to Emma Darwin, 20 November 1865 . See letter from Edward Cresy to Emma Darwin, 20 November 1865  and nn.  2 and 3. In his letter to J.  D.  Hooker, …
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