From J. B. Innes 14 July 1879
Summary
Reports finding a wood pigeon’s nest on the ground, though woods are nearby.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 July 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 35 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12157 |
From J. B. Innes 7 December 1868
Summary
Describes a supposed cross between a cow and a red deer or doe.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Dec 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6493 |
From John Innes [before 6 April 1861]
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 6 Apr 1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 48: 69 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3074 |
From J. B. Innes 19 August 1880
Summary
Sends specimens of what he takes to be barnacles found on rocks in the mountains.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Aug 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 36 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12694 |
From John Brodie Innes 16 January 1868
Summary
Sends school subscription to CD as treasurer. Hopes Henrietta will assist in teaching there.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 14 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5791 |
From J. B. Innes 30 January 1868
Summary
Congratulates CD on son’s [George’s] distinction [Second Wrangler] at Cambridge.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5819 |
From John Brodie Innes 1 September [1867]
Summary
Recommends a tutor for CD’s son.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Sept [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5205 |
From J. B. Innes 24 August 1880
Summary
"Barnacles" [from rocks in Scottish mountains, identified as lichens],
burglar alarms,
and family news.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Aug 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12698 |
From J. B. Innes 29 November 1880
Summary
Has heard that land may be available for parsonage at Down.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 38 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12874 |
From John Innes [24 December 1861]
Summary
Arrangements for sending Quiz.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [24 Dec 1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3349 |
From J. B. Innes 20 October 1877
Summary
JBI reports that the editor of Journal of Horticulture has identified the tree at Loch Carron as Sambucus racemosa, red-berried elder.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11194 |
From J. B. Innes 14 September 1881
Summary
JBI’s observations on bees and wasps. The hexagonal cells made by solitary queen wasps do not fit explanation in Origin.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13337 |
From John Brodie Innes 2 January [1862]
Summary
Quiz has been sent off to Down.
JBI will leave for Scotland on Monday.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Jan [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 167.1: 7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3370 |
From J. B. Innes 5 May [1862]
Summary
About Quiz and [Horace Darwin’s] health.
Asks whether CD has tried W. B. Tegetmeier’s beehives.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 May [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3534 |
From J. B. Innes 28 September 1868
Summary
The election of 1868.
Remarkable deflection of the plummet observed east of Forres.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Sept 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6397 |
From John Brodie Innes 28 January 1870
Summary
JBI sends clipping about a hybrid between a deer and a cow, from the same parish as the one reported in 1868.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Jan 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 27 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7087 |
From J. B. Innes 5 June 1871
Summary
On Down parish matters.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7801 |
From J. B. Innes 19 February [1862]
Summary
Reports on a bird, offspring of a male mule between a canary and greenfinch, and a hen canary.
Family news.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Feb [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 167.1: 8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3454 |
From J. B. Innes 12 December 1868
Summary
Will try to get more information about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].
The rumours about John Robinson [curate of Down] cause JBI concern. He will seek to get the facts – will try to protect Robinson against malicious rumours, but if he is immoral he must go forthwith.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Dec 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 22 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6501 |
From John Brodie Innes 15 October 1869
Summary
R. H. Hutton has given a paper about CD at Liverpool Church Congress.
JBI has seen four milk-white partridges among brown ones this year.
Author: | John Brodie Innes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Oct 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 167: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6939 |