From Susan Elizabeth Darwin [25 April 1851]
Summary
Commiseration on the death of Anne.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1420 |
From Susan Elizabeth Darwin [1848?]
Summary
[Valediction only.] CD note on verso: Athenaeum/48/p. 839 "E. Forbes on genera being continuous in time––good––fact".
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1848?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.10: 96 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1145 |
To G. S. Ffinden 8 October 1881
Summary
Encloses a cheque for £11.5.0 for subscriptions from CD and members of his family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Sketchley Ffinden |
| Date: | 8 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (Catalogue 63, 1988) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13379A |
From E. S. Galton 12 November 1879
Summary
Thanks CD on behalf of herself and sister [E. A. Wheler] for the gift of Erasmus Darwin. Comments to amplify parts of it.
| Author: | Emma Sophia Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12314 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … in 1777 ( Darwin pedigree , p. 9). Her grandmother was Elizabeth Darwin (1702–97) . Mr Day …
- … was probably Joseph Day . Elizabeth Darwin (1847–1926) . Francis Galton is mentioned in …
- … Derby. Erasmus Darwin’s mother, Elizabeth Darwin , lived at Elston Hall until her death at …
- … 102). E. S. Galton’s grandmother was Elizabeth Darwin ( Erasmus Darwin’s second wife). For …
- … Darwin . For the grandchildren of Elizabeth Darwin , see King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 143. The …
- … was published in two parts ( E. Darwin 1789–91 ). Elizabeth Hall (b. 1754) married Roger …
- … Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816), who inherited Elston Hall, Elizabeth Hall (1725–1800), …
- … her sister Elizabeth Anne Wheler are on the presentation list for Erasmus Darwin (Appendix …
- … Erasmus Darwin’s stepson was Sacheverell Chandos-Pole . His stepdaughters were Elizabeth …
- … Elizabeth married Henry Bromley , who inherited an estate at Abberley, Worcestershire. Millicent married John Gisborne ; their daughter was Emma Nixon . Samuel Tertius Galton . Robert Waring Darwin ( …
From Susan Elizabeth Darwin [early December 1837?]
Summary
Father says he sowed broom plants soon after house was built in 1798; these never came up. In 1835 the terrace was made; thereafter the broom sprang up.
Advice on a medicine CD is taking.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [early Dec 1837?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 226 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-390 |
From Francis Darwin [6 July 1879]
Summary
Describes bean experiments. Will tell Emma Darwin to tell Elizabeth Darwin that he has written to the Riffel.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [6 July 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12296F |
From E. A. Wheler 17 April 1879
Summary
Relates more family history and anecdotes concerning Dr Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12000 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … three daughters of Erasmus and Elizabeth Darwin : Frances Anne Violetta …
- … Darwin , Emma Georgiana Elizabeth Darwin , and Harriot Darwin . According to Frances …
- … of Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire, was Elizabeth Darwin’s daughter-in-law. Charlotte Finch was …
- … Elizabeth Anne Galton/Elizabeth Anne Wheler [Leamington] 17 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … was the daughter of Elizabeth Pole , who later became Erasmus Darwin’s second wife ( King- …
- … paragraph in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 69–70. Emma Sophia Galton was Elizabeth Anne Wheler’s …
- … Hare 1879 ); Elizabeth Wheler must have written p. 68 in error. The Miss Darwins were the …
To J. D. Hooker [26 March 1868]
Summary
He and Lizzie [Elizabeth Darwin] will come to Kew on Saturday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [26 Mar 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 58–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6052 |
To Francis Galton 8 June [1879]
Summary
Caroline Darwin says mysterious visitor’s name was Brand. It was in time of Colonel Pole. Never visited Mrs Pole or Mrs Darwin [Elizabeth Collier], but sent respectful messages.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 8 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12095 |
To John Tyndall 14 February 1879
Summary
Has been asked to contribute to W. K. Clifford memorial fund. Asks JT’s advice on how much the committee hopes to raise. Would like to give handsomely but feels bound "with such a lot of children, not to be extravagant".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 14 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 30 (EH 88205968) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11882 |
From Francis Galton 7 June 1879
Summary
Conveys some information about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s second wife and discusses photos of him and his wife.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.9: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12094 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … lived in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Elizabeth Darwin was Erasmus Darwin ’s second wife. …
- … Colyear , second earl of Portmore, was Elizabeth Darwin’s father; her mother has not been …
- … with that of the duke of Portland. Susan Mainwaring was Elizabeth Darwin ’s foster mother. …
- … as they shared the same grandmother, Elizabeth Darwin . Henrietta was unmarried. Henrietta …
- … Violetta Galton , daughter of Elizabeth and Erasmus Darwin , was Francis Galton’s mother. …
- … Darwin in the Loan Collection at the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum); the picture belonged to Elizabeth …
To Susan Darwin [19 March 1849]
Summary
Writes a detailed account of his treatment at J. M. Gully’s hydropathy establishment at Malvern.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Mar 1849] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A7–A8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1234 |
To Susan Darwin [8 December 1843]
Summary
Thanks father for loan. Explains difficulty of acquiring the land through which the approach to Down House now runs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [8 Dec 1843] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A14–15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-674 |
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