To Josiah Wedgwood III 25 [April 1853]
Summary
Discusses the [CD/Emma] marriage trust.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | 25 [Apr 1853] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1379 |
From W. E. Darwin 21 November 1881
Summary
Financial matters; executing EAD’s will; pleased to hear news about Prof. Challis.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 96) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13497F |
To Josiah Wedgwood III 18 February 1853
Summary
Sends his written consent regarding custody of the deeds of the Owen mortgage. Other financial matters.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | 18 Feb 1853 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1503 |
From E. A. Darwin 26 April 1853
Summary
Acknowledges the receipt of some securities.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Apr 1853 |
| Classmark: | DAR 262.11: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1516 |
To Josiah Wedgwood III 1 May [1854]
Summary
About share transfers, involving JW as a trustee of CD/Emma marriage trust.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | 1 May [1854] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 1028) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1568 |
From W. E. Darwin 1 November 1881
Summary
Requests a list of CD’s trust securities; he and Sara have finished Worms; asks what he should do with dividend warrant.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 95) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13445F |
From E. A. Darwin 12 [September 1871]
Summary
Sees mistake he made on certificates; will make list for future use.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 [Sept 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B78–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7935 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … E. A. Darwin, 10 September [1871] . The list CD sent to Erasmus has not been found, but in CD’s Investment book (Down House MS), p. 57, there is a note that on 1 May 1853 CD transferred stock worth £4022 6 s. 6 d. in the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway to Erasmus and Josiah Wedgwood III as trustees for Emma Darwin (see letter …
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 |
To W. E. Darwin 20 May [1881]
Summary
Discusses his investments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 20 May [1881] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.590) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13167 |
To F. J. Cohn 8 August 1877
Summary
Asks permission to publish comments by FJC regarding paper by Francis Darwin [see 11073].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ferdinand Julius Cohn |
| Date: | 8 Aug 1877 |
| Classmark: | Michael Silverman (dealer) (2003); DAR 143: 267 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11095 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … letter from Hermann Hoffmann mentioning his articles, ‘Ueber contractile Gebilde bei Blätterschwämmen’ (On contractile bodies in gilled mushrooms; Hoffmann 1853 ) and ‘Ueber Pilzkeimungen’ (On mushroom germination; Hoffmann 1859 ) has been found. Agaricus muscarius is a synonym of Amanita muscaria , the fly agaric mushroom. Francis Darwin moved back into Down House after the death of his wife, Amy, in September 1876 (see Correspondence vol. 24, letter to W. E. …
To Horace Darwin 23 October [1879]
Summary
Thanks for all Horace has done for him and for his ship-shape account. Hopes Horace has charged him enough. There will be less to divide amongst them, which seems to please Frank.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Oct [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 258: 549 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12268G |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [24 September 1879] (DAR 219.9: 209)). According to CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS), CD paid £370 14 s . 3 d . for a tank in the orchard on 23 October 1879. He had had tanks for liquid sewage and rainwater constructed in the 1840s and 1850s (see Correspondence vol. 2, letter to Susan Darwin, 27[–8] April [1843] , and Correspondence vol. 5, letter to Edward Cresy, 15 May [1853] ). …
| letter | (11) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (2) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah, III | (3) |
| Cohn, F. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, Horace | (1) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (11) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (3) |
| Wedgwood, Josiah, III | (3) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (2) |
| Cohn, F. J. | (1) |
