To Smith, Elder & Co. [14 January 1843]
Summary
Asks for account.
Discusses delay of Reptiles by Thomas Bell. Asks them to inform R. B. Hinds of delay.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [14 Jan 1843] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-658 |
To Smith, Elder and Company 10 March [1863]
Summary
Receipt for cheque enclosed.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 10 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.23181, ff.11-15 (S. E. & Co. work slip, ff.11-12, letter ff.13-14, address envelope f.15)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4034 |
To Smith, Elder, and Company 29 June [1843]
Summary
Requests information as to means of sending two pamphlets to a professor in the United States.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 29 June [1843] |
| Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-677A |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 27 October [1843]
Summary
Treasury ready to make payment [for Zoology plates].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 27 Oct [1843] |
| Classmark: | University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-709 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. [19 October 1846]
Summary
Objects to the stupid way a plate is bound into South America.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [19 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.51) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1011 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Smith, Elder & Co …
- … r Monday Night Dear Sir I have just received my copy of my work & I write in great haste to beg you instantly to give instructions to the Binder not to bind the coloured Plate with its back to all the letter press; it is almost impossible to refer to it, as it is bound in my copy; I never saw such a stupid trick. — You must, if you please, get the man to cut out all that are bound & paste them in to front the letter-press In Haste | Dear Sir | Yours very faithful | C. Darwin …
To Mr Folthorp of Smith, Elder & Co. [6 February 1840]
Summary
Sends MS [of Coral reefs?] to be copied.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [6 Feb 1840] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-553 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 21 January [1843]
Summary
Discusses his account.
Sends addresses [for subscribers to Zoology].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 21 Jan [1843] |
| Classmark: | The New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-659 |
To Smith, Elder & Co 30 October 1875
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of £2 8s 10d for 2d edition of Coral reefs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1875 |
| Classmark: | Lehigh University Libraries Special Collections (Honeyman Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10233 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 20 April [1876]
Summary
J. V. Carus wishes to translate Volcanic islands and South America into German. Can Smith and Elder provide copies?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 20 Apr [1876] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.23181, ff.21-25 (S. E. & Co. work slip, ff.21-22, letter ff.23-24, address envelope f.25)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10459 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 7 March 1877
Summary
Baillière wishes to bring out a French translation of Coral reefs; CD requests their co-operation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1877 |
| Classmark: | Lehigh University Libraries Special Collections (Honeyman Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10882 |
To Smith, Elder, and Company? 17 February [1860]
Summary
Arranges to send ear-trumpet to Syms Covington.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 17 Feb [1860] |
| Classmark: | The Morgan Library and Museum, New York (Gordon N. Ray Collection MA 13959) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2702 |
To Mr Folthorp of Smith, Elder & Co. 6 June [1839]
Summary
CD has heard from the Treasury; they will pay the account [for the Zoology] as soon as Smith, Elder & Co. like.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 6 June [1839] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-517 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. [17 May 1842]
Summary
Gives instructions for sending out copies of Coral reefs to various journals. Discusses the complimentary copies which have already been sent out.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [17 May 1842] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (7 December 1988); Gerard A. J. Stodolski (dealer) (April 2014) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-629A |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 21 August [1876]
Summary
Asks for tougher paper to be used for maps in Coral reefs, 2d ed.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 21 Aug [1876] |
| Classmark: | Lehigh University Libraries Special Collections (Honeyman Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10582 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. [9 October 1843]
Summary
Says he is forwarding the Smith, Elder & Co. account to the Treasury. Discusses advertisements of Zoology and Coral reefs. Volcanic islands "is almost ready for press".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [9 Oct 1843] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s (dealers) (23–4 July 1979) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-702 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 27 March [1874]
Summary
Heavily correcting sheets for Coral reefs, 2d ed. [1874]. Offers to pay extra printer’s charges.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 27 Mar [1874] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.23181, ff.16-20 (S. E. & Co. work slip, ff.16-17, letter ff.18-19, address envelope f.20)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9374 |
To Smith, Elder & Company [16 February 1849]
Summary
Asks for account on South America and sales of Coral reefs and Volcanic islands.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | [16 Feb 1849] |
| Classmark: | Edward Ford (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1217 |
To Smith, Elder and Company 5 March [1863]
Summary
Accepts offer of £5 [for remaining stock of Geology of "Beagle"].
Orders postage stamps for son.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.23181, ff.6-10 (S. E. & Co. work slip, ff.6-7, letter ff.8-9, address envelope f.10)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4025 |
To Smith, Elder & Co. 8 January 1874
Summary
Pleased they will publish a new edition of Coral reefs, and he will soon consider any addenda and write a short preface.
Will return the wood-blocks of Journal of Researches the following week.
Could his copy of Coral Reefs please be returned.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 43127) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9233F |
To Smith, Elder & Co 17 December [1873]
Summary
Suggests that his Coral reefs be republished.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 17 Dec [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 159–60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9181 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Smith, Elder & Co …
- … r Murray to publish a new Ed. sharing any profit with him if there sh d be any; but I cannot say that I have much hope of success. Yet as I regret that the book cannot be procured by the public, I w d make the attempt Begging for an answer, I am, | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | C. Darwin …
