To W. D. Fox 16 [March 1863]
Summary
If WDF should hear what ram was put to the ewes, CD would like to add it [see Variation 2: 30].
Will add "cautiously" that WDF believes white and slate muscovy ducks breed true [Variation 2: 40].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 16 [Mar 1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 137) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4044 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To W. D. Fox 16 [March 1863] …
- … See letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] , and letter from W. D. Fox, 12 March [1863] . …
- … Letter from W. D. Fox, 12 March [1863] . See letter from W. D. Fox, 12 March [1863] . …
- … found, but see the letter to W. D. Fox, 23 March [1863] . See also CD’s description of …
- … however, see the letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] and n. 1. The crosses conducted by …
To W. D. Fox 23 March [1863]
Summary
Thanks WDF for authentic details of number and colour of lambs [Variation 2: 30].
Complains of his eczema.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 23 Mar [1863] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.292) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4057 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To W. D. Fox 23 March [1863] …
- … between this letter and the letters from W. D. Fox, 12 March [1863] , and to W. D. …
- … Fox, 9 March [1863] and 16 [March 1863] , and letter from W. D. Fox, 12 March [1863] . …
- … Fox, 16 [March 1863]. Fox’s letter has not been found; however, see letters to W. D. …
- … however, see the letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] and n. 1. CD refers to James Manby …
From W. D. Fox 12 March [1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Mar [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 178 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4037 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From W. D. Fox 12 March [1863] …
- … Darwin and Caroline Sarah Wedgwood . See also letter from W. D. Fox, 6 February [1863] . …
- … Fox, [10 February 1863] , and letter from W. D. Fox, [11 February 1863] ). The reference …
- … between this letter and the letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] . See letter to W. D. …
- … between 4 and 14 February 1863. He met with Fox on 13 February (see letter to W. D. …
- … See letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] and n. 4. CD stayed at 6 …
- … has not been found; however, see the letter to W. D. Fox, 9 March [1863] and n. 1. …
- … Fox, 9 March [1863] and n. 1. Bewick 1826 , 2: 317. Topping: ‘the crest of a bird’ ( OED ). See letter to W. D. …
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [29 September 1863]
Summary
Thanks to WDF’s directions, Anne’s tombstone has been found.
CD improved, but recovery is slow. She describes treatment.
Encloses paper she and CD have written [see 4294, which was wrongly addressed by ED and had not reached WDF].
Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | [29 Sept 1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (Fox 141) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4312 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [29 September 1863] …
- … Fox, 4 [September 1863] , and letter from W. D. Fox, 7 September [1863] ). The reference …
- … See letter from W. D. Fox, 7 September [1863] . Emma had been unable to locate in the …
- … 1863] ). At CD’s request, Fox, who visited the grave in 1856 and 1859, had sent specific directions for finding it (see letter to W. D. …
- … 1990 and letter from W. D. Fox, [16–22 May 1863] ). As a result, CD was receiving …
- … on 15 September 1863. See letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [6–27 September 1863] . …
From W. D. Fox 7 September [1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Sept [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 180 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4296 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From W. D. Fox 7 September [1863] …
- … between this letter and the letter to W. D. Fox, 4 [September 1863] . Letter to W. D. …
- … however, see the letter to W. D. Fox, 4 [September 1863] and n. 5. A photograph of the …
- … Fox, 4 [September 1863] . CD was undergoing treatment at James Smith Ayerst’s hydropathic establishment at Malvern Wells, Worcestershire (see letter to W. D. …
To W. D. Fox 4 [September 1863]
Summary
His bad health has caused him to return to Malvern.
Emma cannot find the gravestone of their child, Anne. Asks WDF whether he can remember its location.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 4 [Sept 1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 140) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4292 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. D. Fox 4 [September 1863] …
- … Fox, [16–22 May 1863] , and letter to W. D. Fox, 23 May [1863] ). James Smith Ayerst’s …
- … see letters from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863] and 8 December [1863] ). …
- … 1856] . See also letter from W. D. Fox, 7 September [1863] . CD had left Great Malvern on …
- … 1863. CD had originally intended to be treated by James Manby Gully , who practised at nearby Great Malvern; however, Fox informed him that Gully was seriously ill and unable to practise (see letter from W. D. …
- … 1863. Anne Elizabeth, the Darwins’ eldest daughter, died at Great Malvern on 23 April 1851 (see Correspondence vol. 5). This individual has not been identified. Fox’s letter has not been found, but see Correspondence vol. 6, letter to W. D. …
To W. D. Fox 23 May [1863]
Summary
Health has been poor but eczema is improved.
A "squib" about Owen and Huxley on the brain has appeared in Public Opinion [3 (1863): 497–8].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 23 May [1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 139) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4181 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To W. D. Fox 23 May [1863] …
- … Letter from W. D. Fox, [16–22 May 1863] . See letters from W. D. Fox, 6 February [ …
- … Fox, 4 [September 1863] ). See letter from W. D. Fox, [16–22 May 1863] and n. 3. The …
- … Fox, [16–22 May 1863] and n. 4). In the event, CD consulted James Smith Ayerst (see letter to W. D. …
- … 1863. Caroline Sarah Wedgwood was CD’s sister and Fox’s second cousin. CD had recently had a recurrence of eczema; during eczema attacks, CD’s general health improved (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 March [1863] and n. 6). James Manby Gully was the proprietor of a hydropathic establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire (see letter from W. D. …
From W. D. Fox 6 February [1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 176 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3970 |
To W. D. Fox 9 March [1863]
Summary
Has quoted WDF on crossing white and slate muscovy ducks [Variation 2: 40]. When not crossed, do these breed true?
Will also quote him on Mr Woodd’s white ewes that produced black lambs by a ram with only black spots [Variation 2: 30].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 9 Mar [1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 138) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4033 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. D. Fox 9 March [1863] …
- … Fox, [10 February 1863] , and letter from W. D. Fox, [11 February 1863] ). CD refers to …
- … between 4 and 14 February 1863. He met Fox there on 13 February (see letter to W. D. …
- … W. D. Fox, 3 January [1856] , in which CD thanked Fox for ‘particulars on the eggs and colour of the Muscovy Ducks & sheep’ (see also n. 2, below). CD wrote a draft of the section of Variation dealing with inheritance ( Variation 2: 1–84) between 23 January and 1 April 1863 ( …
From W. D. Fox 29 May [1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 May [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 179 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4193 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … From W. D. Fox 29 May [1863] …
- … between this letter and the letter to W. D. Fox, 23 May [1863] . See letter to W. D. …
- … Fox, 23 May [1863] . James Manby Gully , physician and proprietor of a hydropathic establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire, was suffering from a severe illness (see letter from W. D. …
To W. D. Fox [10 February 1863]
Summary
Invites WDF to Down.
His stomach now so bad he cannot stay, even with close relations, for more than half an hour at a time.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | [10 Feb 1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 136) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3975 |
From W. D. Fox [11 February 1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [11 Feb 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 177 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3979 |
From W. D. Fox [16–22 May 1863]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16–22 May 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 175 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4178 |
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [6–27 September 1863]
Summary
Encloses a four-page printed pamphlet on the cruelty of steel traps [see Collected papers 2: 83–4].
Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | [6–27 Sept 1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142a) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4294 |
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox 8 December [1863]
Summary
Thanks WDF for his letter [on steel traps].
Gives a better report of CD’s health since he gave up water-cure.
Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 8 Dec [1863] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4355 |
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [6 May 1864]
Summary
CD has been so ill they must discourage visit by WDF. Recovering slowly with new treatment.
Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | [6 May 1864] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 143) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4487 |
From W. D. Fox 13 July [1872]
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 July [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 195 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8408 |
Matches: 2 hits
From Robert Swinhoe [before 1 October 1865?]
Summary
Reports that dogs caught in the act of sodomy have been attacked by their fellows, who mutilate the offender’s genitals.
Gives a description of the nature and occurrence of the wild Bos of Formosa.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 1 Oct 1865?] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 328 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4727 |
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Darwin, Emma | (5) |
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Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Marsh, Anne | (1) |
Marsh-Caldwell, Anne | (1) |
Scott, John | (1) |
Swinhoe, Robert | (1) |
Thom, J. P. | (1) |
Wedgwood, Emma | (5) |