To Susan Darwin [late July–August 1842]
Summary
Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy’s advice.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [late July–Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A16–17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-634 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks …
From A. R. Wallace 3 March 1872
Summary
Response to 6th ed. of Origin. CD’s answer to Mivart on initial stages of modifications is complete; the "eye and ear objection" is not handled so satisfactorily.
| Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: B109–110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8234 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … nine year lease, and would have been renting his previous property. ( Raby 2001 , pp. …
From John Lubbock 2 April 1874
Summary
Is willing to sell the land CD wants for £300.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 198: 127 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9385F |
Matches: 1 hit
- … buy a piece of land that he had been renting from Lubbock. Baxter & Payne were auctioneers …
To J. D. Hooker 14 June [1872]
Summary
Has signed the memorial by men of science with real pleasure. Fears it may be too severe. He told Lady Derby about JDH’s troubles. She said she would tell Lord Derby what he had said.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 14 June [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 220–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8385 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Stanley and Mary Catherine Stanley , were renting Holwood House, Beckenham, near Down (see …
From Anton Dohrn 13 November 1872
Summary
Is amazed at Expression. Like CD’s former works, it contains the material and principles of a new science.
The Zoological Station is making good progress – now has a fine building. Hopes for a stable income from contributions of various governments.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 211 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8624 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Adalbert von Falk, and Dohrn’s plan of renting out workspace (tables) at the Zoological …
From E. A. Darwin 20 November [1872]
Summary
Encloses a letter from Lady Bell, which should be burnt when read.
Discusses finances.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Nov [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B82–3, DAR 160: 126 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8636 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … and Laurence Wedgwood (who had been renting it) for £17,000 (Wedgwood and Wedgwood 1983, …
From Anton Dohrn 18 February 1881
Summary
Belated birthday greetings
and reminiscences of CD’s help to the Station, which continues to prosper. A recent innovation is the establishment of the Zoologische Jahresbericht edited by J. V. Carus.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Feb 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 221 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13056 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … had developed a financial model based on renting work tables in the laboratory, a system …
From Anton Dohrn 7 June 1873
Summary
News of Naples Zoological Station developments.
His remarks on physiology in the Academy were aimed at Prof. Ludwig and his school.
The usual "exact" methods in experimental physiology want only a little pushing to put an end to superstition.
Recounts how he had worked out the explanation of Rhizocephala morphology via the Anelasma – an example of both the power of inheritance and the power of genealogical investigation. R. Kossman’s work has now confirmed AD’s explanation.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 June 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 213 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8937 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … had hoped to fund the station in part by renting out research space (see letter from Anton …
| letter | (8) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Lubbock, John | (1) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (3) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
spiritualism in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
Matches: 1 hits
- … efforts to purchase the wooded land, which he had been renting from John Lubbock, led to a straining …
