To Hurst & Blackett 15 November [1863]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Nov 15
Gentlemen
I see that Miss Meteyard is preparing a life of my grandfather Josiah Wedgwood.2 I have in my possession a good many letters to him from Dr Erasmus Darwin (also my grandfather) & if they would be likely to give any information, I shall be glad to send them to Miss Meteyard or to you.3
They are chiefly on semi-scientific subjects & probably would only be useful as shewing what subjects were occupying Mr Wedgwood’s mind & the dates of them.
Perhaps you will forward this to Miss Meteyard
I am Gentleman | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Meteyard, Eliza. 1865–6. The life of Josiah Wedgwood from his private correspondence and family papers … with an introductory sketch of the art of pottery in England. 2 vols. London: Hurst & Blackett.
Meteyard, Eliza. 1970. The life of Josiah Wedgwood from his private correspondence and family papers … with an introductory sketch of the art of pottery in England. Reprint edition, with an introduction by R. W. Lightbown. 2 vols. London: Cornmarket Press.
Wedgwood, Barbara and Wedgwood, Hensleigh. 1980. The Wedgwood circle, 1730–1897: four generations of a family and their friends. London: Studio Vista.
Summary
Offers letters to Eliza Meteyard for her book [The life of Josiah Wedgwood (1865–6)].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4672
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hurst & Blackett
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4672,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4672.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13 (Supplement)