From Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood [17 December 1836]
Summary
The Darwin family are anxious for FEEW’s and Hensleigh’s opinions of CD’s journal. EW is convinced that Henry Holland is wrong if he thinks it not worth publishing.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [17 Dec 1836] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS WM 233) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-328 |
To J. S. Henslow [30–1 October 1836]
Summary
CD in London to meet with naturalists about his collections. Lyell and Owen are helpful, but no one else, except R. E. Grant, seems to want to examine his specimens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [30–1 Oct 1836] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 32 DAR/1/1/32) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-317 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Bibliography Buckland, William. 1836. Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to …
- … Volcanic islands and South America . William Buckland added a ‘Supplementary note’ about …
- … Buckland 1837 , p. 603). Hugh Cuming , famous for his collections of shells, visited the Galápagos Islands in 1829. He collected only a few plants. They were described, together with CD’s specimens, in Hooker 1846a and 1846b . John Obadiah Westwood . Thomas Bell did agree to describe CD’s specimens for Zoology and, after much delay, Reptiles was published (1842–3). William …
From J. M. Herbert [19 November 1836]
Summary
Welcomes CD; has tried to find him. May see him in Cambridge. Reminisces about CD’s musical taste and memory. Describes Charles Whitley’s wedding and wife. Mentions friends.
| Author: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Nov 1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 137 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-323 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Herbert, J. M. | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Mackintosh, F. E. E. | (1) |
| Wedgwood, F. E. E. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Herbert, J. M. | (1) |
| Mackintosh, F. E. E. | (1) |
