From F. A. Eck [before 13 October 1834]
Summary
Heights of various places in Chile.
| Author: | Frederick Andrew Eck |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 13 Oct 1834] |
| Classmark: | DAR 35: 232 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-256 |
From Caroline Darwin 30 September 1834
Summary
News of family and friends.
Word that William Clift thinks CD’s latest fossils are of much value.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Sept 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 81 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-257 |
To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834
Summary
CD is unwell.
FitzRoy has dispatched two casks of bones and stones, a box with "very valuable specimens", and a large jar.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 4 Oct 1834 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 23 DAR/1/1/23) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-258 |
To Caroline Darwin 13 October 1834
Summary
Became ill two weeks before on his return from Santiago after an interesting trip and some geology – though snow kept him out of the Andes. FitzRoy has had to sell the schooner; he was discouraged by the Admiralty, and the expense was too much for him to bear personally.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 13 Oct 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 223 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-259 |
From Catherine Darwin 29 October 1834
Summary
Family and local news. Tom Eyton will marry. Tells of the great fire of the Houses of Parliament.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Oct 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-260 |
From W. D. Fox 1 November 1834
Summary
WDF sends news of his activities and of his family.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 124 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-261 |
To Catherine Darwin 8 November 1834
Summary
CD has recovered from his illness.
Fatigue and depression had almost decided Captain FitzRoy to turn over his command, but he was dissuaded.
Beagle will now go no further south than Cape Tres Montes and will finish survey in five months.
CD experiences his first earthquake.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Date: | 8 Nov 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 223 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-262 |
To J. S. Henslow 8 November 1834
Summary
Sends two boxes of specimens and part of his "hum-drum letter-like" journal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 8 Nov 1834 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 24 DAR/1/1/24) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-263 |
From Susan Darwin [24] November 1834
Summary
The Langtons will go to Madeira for the winter. E. A. Darwin and the Hensleigh Wedgwoods enjoyed a stay in Cambridge, where they saw Professors Whewell and Sedgwick. Colonel Leighton has died. The King has dismissed the Whig Ministry; Wellington is Premier, and the country is in a strange state.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [24] Nov 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-264 |
From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1834]
Summary
Has sent all of CD’s directions to William Clift.
Erasmus has been very ill, but is now quite safe and well again. Caroline and Susan are with him.
They have heard FitzRoy is promoted and the Beagle is coming home.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Dec [1834] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 82 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-265 |
| letter | (30) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (12) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (3) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (3) |
| Wedgwood, Caroline | (3) |
| Darwin, Catherine | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (17) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (5) |
| Darwin, Catherine | (3) |
| Langton, Catherine | (3) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (29) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (6) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (5) |
| Darwin, Catherine | (5) |
| Langton, Catherine | (5) |
