From W. B. Tegetmeier to John Murray and Robert Francis Cooke 17 April 1865
Summary
CD has asked him to supervise drawings of pigeons and fowls [for Variation]. Sends estimates for drawings and engravings by artists who do such work for the Field.
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | John Murray; Robert Francis Cooke |
Date: | 17 Apr 1865 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 136–138) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4815 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier 15 October 1866
Summary
The blocks [for Variation] have been forwarded to Murray.
WBT has been corresponding with Prof. Newton.
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Oct 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 76 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5243 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier 10 April 1865
Summary
MS [of CD’s pigeon chapter] arrived safely.
Pigeon and poultry engravings [for Variation].
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Apr 1865 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 67 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4808 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … send an estimate of the cost of the engravings to John Murray . See letter from W. B. …
- … John Murray and R. F. Cooke, 17 April 1865. William Yarrell had helped CD buy equipment for the Beagle voyage, and later assisted him with his pigeon work, advising him about breeds and providing introductions to dealers and breeders (for Yarrell’s correspondence with CD, see Correspondence vols. 1–5). Yarrell introduced CD to Tegetmeier in 1855 (see Correspondence vol. 5, letter to W. B. …
From W. B. Tegetmeier 22 January [1866]
Summary
Discusses pigeon and poultry woodcuts [for Variation].
WBT’s poultry book is at last in the hands of a solvent publisher [The poultry book (1867)].
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Jan [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 71 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4983 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier [before 15 February 1868]
Summary
Agrees to help determine the sex ratios in domestic animals.
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 15 Feb 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 79 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5878 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier 2 August 1866
Summary
Encloses feathers from a diseased hen which has assumed cock plumage.
Forwards proofs of the engravings for Variation.
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Aug 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 73 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5171 |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Tegetmeier, W. B. | (6) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (1) |