To Francis Trevelyan Buckland 26 January [1863]
Summary
Asks FB’s help in identifying an article in The Field about the fins of fishes growing again after being cut off, and inquiring whether he has heard of the re-growth of organs in the mammalia or birds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Trevelyan (Frank) Buckland |
| Date: | 26 Jan [1863] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (23 June 1993, lot 146) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3948F |
From F. T. Buckland 13 December 1864
Summary
Sorry to hear CD ill.
On his return from Galway, will arrange with CD about visiting and showing him his specimens.
| Author: | Francis Trevelyan (Frank) Buckland |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Dec 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 357 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4714 |
From F. T. Buckland 4 October [1866]
Summary
Thanks for CD’s patronage;
will pursue CD’s query about otter-hounds.
Remarks on continuing debate over CD’s views in BAAS.
| Author: | Francis Trevelyan (Frank) Buckland |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Oct [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 361 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5229 |
To F. T. Buckland 1 February [1863]
Summary
CD sends thanks for information; will write about the fins.
His health is weak and he is "almost smothered" with facts and inquiries, so is trying to restrict the scope of his present work, on variation under domestication.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Trevelyan (Frank) Buckland |
| Date: | 1 Feb [1863] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3961 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Buckland, [before 1 February 1863] . CD had received information from Brian Houghton Hodgson that dog and fox crosses had occurred in India (see Correspondence vol. 4, letter from J. D. Hooker, 13 October 1848 ; see also Correspondence vol. 2, Questions for Mr Wynne, [February–July 1838]). In reviewing the evidence for the intercrossing of dogs with other species in Variation , CD repeated two further anecdotes indicating that some breeds of dog might interbreed with foxes (see Variation 1: 31–3). William …
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| letter | (4) |
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| Buckland, Frank | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
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| Buckland, Frank | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
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| Buckland, Frank | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
