To C. V. Riley 30 May 1875
Summary
Thanks for the seventh of CVR’s Annual reports on the noxious, beneficial and other insects in the state of Missouri (Riley 1869–77).
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 30 May 1875 |
Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (August 2005) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10002F |
To C. V. Riley 25 June [1875]
Summary
Is staying at a friend’s [T. H. Farrer’s] house for rest until after 6 July, so cannot see CVR at Down.
Hopes he thanked CVR for the last Report [one of CVR’s Annual reports on the noxious, beneficial and other insects of the State of Missouri (1868–76)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 25 June [1875] |
Classmark: | Empire Autograph Auctions (dealers) (1 January 2008) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10030F |
To C. V. Riley 19 May 1877
Summary
Thanks him for the 9th Report [on the noxious, beneficial, and other insects of the State of Missouri]. "What a pretty illustration of a sub-rudimentary organ is that of the saw-fly!"
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 19 May 1877 |
Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (16–23 May 2019, lot 6) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10967F |
To C. V. Riley 28 September 1881
Summary
Comments on CVR’s paper [‘Further notes on the pollination of Yucca and on Pronuba and Prodoxus’, Proc. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci. (1880): 617–39]. ‘What an inaccurate man Mr Thomas Meehan is.’ Interested in further observations on Pronuba.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 28 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 303 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13360 |
To C. V. Riley 1 June [1871]
Summary
Comments on CVR’s book [Third annual report on the noxious, beneficial, and other insects of the State of Missouri (1871)].
Discusses mimetic insects.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 1 June [1871] |
Classmark: | Profiles in History (dealers) (December 1996) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7794 |
To C. V. Riley 1 July [1871]
Summary
Would be delighted to see CVR at Down, but is in precarious health and cannot talk to anyone for more than an hour.
Wrote to CVR a few weeks ago to thank him for his book [see 7794].
Will expect CVR on Thursday unless he hears otherwise.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 1 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Profiles in History (dealers) (Fall 1996 catalogue) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7846F |
To C. V. Riley 8 July [1871]
Summary
Thanks for letter of introduction for his sons visiting America.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 8 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (15 January 2010) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7854F |
Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
Riley, C. V. | (7) |