From G. H. Darwin 5 December 1874
Summary
Has finished the "cousin paper" and will offer it to W. Farr for the Statistical Society.
Describes other work in progress.
Has CD heard of A. M. Mayer’s curious work on audition of insects [Am. J. Sci. 3d ser. 8 (1874): 89–103?]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Dec 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 45 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9743 |
To John Price 8 September [1877–80?]
Summary
Kind of JP to send notes on horses, but will not write on subject again.
Erasmus Darwin has not left his house for three years.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Price |
Date: | 8 Sept [1877-80] |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 278 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13836 |
From W. D. Fox 29 November [1877]
Summary
Congratulates W. E. Darwin, who is about to be married,
and CD for the LL.D. conferred upon him by Cambridge.
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov [1877] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 201 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11261 |
To W. E. Darwin 29 September [1876]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 29 Sept [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 145 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10625 |
Matches: 2 hits
From W. D. Fox 22 June [1874]
Summary
Will try to get certain insectivorous plants for CD, especially Utricularia. Is glad to hear he has taken up Drosera.
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 June [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 198, 198/2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9507 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … 1874] . For places in the Isle of Wight where Pinguicula lusitanica (pale bladderwort) had been found, see the letter from W. E. Darwin, [ …
- … 1874 . See letter to W. D. Fox, 18 June 1874 . Fox had resigned the rectorship of Delamere, Cheshire, in 1873 ( Alum. Cantab. ). Utricularia is bladderwort. Fox refers to William Arnold Bromfield . See letter from W. E. Darwin, [ …
From Leonard Darwin [before 12 July] 1879
Author: | Leonard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 12 July] 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 92: B7–10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12160 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 27 March [1874]
Summary
Heavily correcting sheets for Coral reefs, 2d ed. [1874]. Offers to pay extra printer’s charges.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
Date: | 27 Mar [1874] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.23181, ff.16-20 (S. E. & Co. work slip, ff.16-17, letter ff.18-19, address envelope f.20)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9374 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … E. & Co. work slip, ff.16-17, letter ff.18-19, address envelope f.20)) Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Mar [1874] …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 30 May 1874 ), and its publication was announced in Publishers’ circular , 1 July 1874, p. 420. CD’s daughter, Henrietta Emma Litchfield , was helping to correct the proofs of Coral reefs 2d ed. (see letters to H. E. …
To Francis Darwin [after 23 July 1874]
Summary
Asks for a specimen of Pinguicula.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [after 23 July 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 211: 9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13796 |
To H. E. Litchfield 27 [March 1874]
Summary
Thanks her for her excellent criticisms and corrections [for 2d ed. of Coral reefs?].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 27 [Mar 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 153: 85 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9325 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Darwin’s theory of conscience’ ( Abbot 1874 ), which was published in the Index (see letter from F. E. …
- … 1874] . Henrietta was helping to correct the proofs of Coral reefs 2d ed. (see also letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). Ellen Harriet Tollet stayed at Down from 24 to 28 March 1874 ( Emma Darwin’ …
To Down School Board [after 29 November 1873]
Summary
CD, Sir John Lubbock, Ellen Frances Lubbock, and S. E. Wedgwood, petition the Board to grant permission for the school hall to be used as a reading room in the evening during winter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Down School Board |
Date: | [after 29 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/31/2) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9122 |
To John Ralfs 8 July 1874
Summary
Thanks for the Pinguicula plants, which have recovered, and asks if he could also send Utricularia, since his other supplies have failed.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Ralfs |
Date: | 8 July 1874 |
Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 76527) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9534F |
To W. D. Fox 18 June 1874
Summary
Asks for living plant of Utricularia and information on Pinguicula lusitanica. Gives notes on habitats.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 18 June 1874 |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 154) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9499 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874
Summary
An awful row at the Linnean Society. William Carruthers and Co. packed a meeting to throw out a decision of the Council. He was beaten by one vote (more than two-thirds majority needed).
Spent two hours with Lyell talking about Thomas Belt’s book [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I do think".
Lyell agrees that the glacial epoch is the great geological crux of the day. Lowering of the ocean level must also be investigated.
Curious about A. C. Ramsay’s paper coming at Royal Society on 29th ["On the comparative value of certain geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8].
Huxley’s new book [? Critiques and addresses (1873)].
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 187–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9250 |
From G. G. Bianconi 1 February 1875
Summary
At work on new editions of his books against CD’s theory [La teoria dell’uomo-scimmia (1864); La théorie darwinienne (1874)]. Had hoped to receive CD’s comments, as earlier promised; they would still be useful.
Author: | Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Feb 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 181 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9838 |
From W. H. Scott 13 November 1875
Summary
Gives an example of the power of reasoning shown by dogs.
Author: | William Henry Scott |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Nov 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 123 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10259 |
To W. E. Darwin 23 [February 1872 – October 1874]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 23 [Feb 1872 - Oct 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 132 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13800 |
From G. H. Darwin 6 February 1874
Summary
Finds statistical evidence that cousin marriages are at least three times as frequent in "our rank" as in the lower.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9268 |
To R. F. Cooke 8 April 1874
Summary
Discusses illustrations for 2d edition of Descent.
"My nephew [Henry Parker] got into the Athenaeum with splendid success."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Date: | 8 Apr 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 290 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9398 |
From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 24 June [1874]
Summary
Kind to send seeds of Aquilegia Brodii. Gives news on her sons. Glad of recent rain to help the hay.
Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
Date: | 24 June [1874] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6405F |
From Francis and Amy Darwin 8 August [1874]
Summary
Describe the Pinguicula species found at Mürren. Have found seeds on some. Their large roots seem to indicate that they do not get much animal food.
Author: | Francis Darwin; Amy Richenda (Amy) Ruck; Amy Richenda (Amy) Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Aug [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 139–40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9595 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (18) |
Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
Bianconi, G. G. | (2) |
Darwin, Emma | (2) |
Fox, W. D. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (19) |
Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
Innes, J. B. | (2) |
Romanes, G. J. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (37) |
Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
Darwin, W. E. | (3) |
Fox, W. D. | (3) |
Hooker, J. D. | (3) |