From George St Clair 14 August 1869
Summary
Reports on a family of cats observed locally in which some members are six-toed.
| Author: | George St Clair |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 6 (fragile) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6864 |
From John Beddoe 21 August 1869
Summary
Encloses results of several more years of observation on conjugal selection and hair coloration.
| Author: | John Beddoe |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: A21–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6865 |
From Federico Delpino 22 August 1869
Summary
Declares himself CD’s defender; but he is a "teleologist".
Sends CD three more papers.
His research confirms his faith and belief in variability of species.
| Author: | Federico Delpino |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 143 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6866 |
From Asa Gray 23 August 1869
Summary
Announces his return to England.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 169 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6867 |
From W. C. Tait [23 August 1869]
Summary
Will obtain some Drosophyllum seed for CD.
| Author: | William Chester Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23 Aug 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 49 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6868 |
To Federico Delpino 24 and 25 August [1869]
Summary
Thanks FD for his three publications.
CD is pleased that FD has discussed Pangenesis, although he does not favour the hypothesis. Will seek English publisher.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Federico Delpino |
| Date: | 24 and 25 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.376) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6869 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier 25 August 1869
Summary
Inquires about the differences in plumage between chicks and adults of certain poultry breeds. Is anxious to know whether the chick’s plumage closely approaches the adult’s in those breeds in which the sexes resemble each other in plumage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 25 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6870 |
From Frederick Smith 26 August 1869
Summary
On the colours of sexes of Australian bees [see Descent 1: 366].
| Author: | Frederick Smith |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: 1–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6871 |
To W. C. Tait 27 August [1869]
Summary
Will not trouble WCT for more specimens of Drosophyllum. Hooker says genus is closely allied to Drosera, though having such different habits.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 27 Aug [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 546 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6872 |
| letter | (29) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
| Beddoe, John | (2) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Lubbock, John | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (16) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Cobbold, T. S. | (1) |
| Delpino, Federico | (1) |
| Elliot, Walter | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (29) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (3) |
| Lubbock, John | (3) |
| Beddoe, John | (2) |
