To J. D. Hooker 30 [July 1858]
Summary
Six children have died of scarlet fever in Down village.
Writing abstract is amusing and improving work. Thanks JDH and Lyell for setting him to it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 30 [July 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 247 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2314 |
To William Jackson Hooker [30 July 1858]
Summary
Thanks WJH for an extract on seed transport by sea. [Letter sent with 2314.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Jackson Hooker |
| Date: | [30 July 1858] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence S. American letters 1852–8, 38: 148) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2315 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Hooker, W. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Hooker, W. J. | (1) |
Darwin and working from home
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Ever wondered how Darwin worked? As part of our For the Curious series of simple interactives, ‘Darwin working from home’ lets you explore objects from Darwin’s study and garden at Down House to learn how he worked and what he had to say about it. And not…
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Henrietta Darwin's diary
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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
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Bartholomew James Sulivan
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On Christmas Day 1866, Bartholomew Sulivan sat down to write a typically long and chatty letter to his old friend, Charles Darwin, commiserating on shared ill-health, glorying in the achievements of their children, offering to collect plant specimens, and…
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