[Francis Thornhill Baring] 11 October 1837
Summary
Their Lordships communicate their entire approval of the proposal in CD’s letter of 20 September 1837. [See 378a.]
| Author: | Francis Thornhill Baring, Lord Northbrook |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1837 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (Treasury out–letter book T 27/137 p. 322) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-381A |
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- … their entire approval of the proposal in CD’s letter of 20 September 1837. [See 378a . ] …
- … See letter to A. Y. Spearman, 20 September 1837 . …
- … out–letter book T 27/137 p. 322) Francis Thornhill Baring, Lord Northbrook 11 Oct 1837 …
- … Letter of 20 th . ult o . & the accompanying Plan for publishing your Zoological Work, I have received their Lordships Commands to communicate to you their entire approval of the proposals contained therein, & to state that my Lords will be glad to hear that you are proceeding in the Work in the manner therein suggested. 11 th Oct r . 1837 …
To John Richardson [11 August 1837]
Summary
Chancellor of the Exchequer has ordered £1000 for the publication of the Zoology. Would like to meet JR to ask his advice on one or two points.
Thanks for his long account of the climate of North America.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Richardson |
| Date: | [11 Aug 1837] |
| Classmark: | Scott Polar Research Institute (MS 1503/16/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-370F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [24 July 1837] , nn. 3, 4, and 8. By …
- … see this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [24 July 1837] ). The letter from …
- … this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [24 July 1837] and n. 5. Richardson …
- … this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [24 July 1837] , n. 5). Until 1846, …
- … this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [24 July 1837] and nn. 2–4 and 8. CD …
- … Zoology , sent on 3 August 1837 (see Correspondence vol. 2, letter to the Chancellor of …
- … 16 August (see ibid. , letter to J. S. Henslow, 16 August [1837] ). In 1837, the Friday …
To William Whewell 16 April [1839]
Summary
Thanks WW for wedding gift.
Expresses admiration for his History of the inductive sciences [1837].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Whewell |
| Date: | 16 Apr [1839] |
| Classmark: | Trinity College Library, Cambridge (Add c 88: 6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-506 |
To John Richardson [24 July 1837]
Summary
Questions about woods in cold, northern climates; about JR’s reference to frozen sandstone; about how far out from the shore the sea may become frozen.
His petition for assistance from the government is in statu quo; he is working at his Journal [of researches].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Richardson |
| Date: | [24 July 1837] |
| Classmark: | Scott Polar Research Institute (MS 1503/16/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-366F |
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- … see this volume, Supplement, letter to John Richardson, [11 August 1837] and n. 3. …
- … make a visit in May or June 1837 was announced in his letter to Caroline Darwin, [19 May – …
- … Correspondence vol. 2, letter to Francis Beaufort, 16 June 1837 and n. 2). The Treasury …
- … £1000 followed on 3 August 1837 (see ibid. , letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, …
- … and was granted by mid-August 1837 (see ibid. , letter to J. S. Henslow, 16 August [ …
- … 1837, 24 July was a Monday. CD evidently refers to a recent conversation with Richardson. The letter …
- … letter from J. S. Henslow to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, T. S. Rice, 21 June 1837). …
- … 1837, CD worked on Journal of researches from 13 March to the end of September (see Correspondence vol. 2, Appendix II). Mary Richardson . In Journal of researches , CD questioned whether the stratum on the bottom of shallow coastal seas could remain frozen and thereby preserve carcasses of large quadrupeds. For CD’s conclusions, which do not include data from Richardson, see ibid. , pp. 297–8, 625–6. No answer to this letter …
Talfourd, Thomas Noon. 1837. The letters of Charles Lamb, with a sketch of his life. London.
From John Lubbock [after 5 August 1869]
Summary
Visiting arrangements.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 5 Aug 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6519 |
From Henry Colburn to Robert Fitzroy 22 September 1837
Summary
Cancelled. Third party letter. For text see letter to William Shoberl, [22 or 23 September 1837], n. 1 (Correspondence 2: 49.
| Author: | Henry Colburn |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | 22 Sept 1837 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Darwin 9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-379 |
Cannon, Walter F. 1961. The impact of uniformitarianism. Two letters from John Herschel to Charles Lyell, 1836–1837. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 105: 301–14.
To J. S. Henslow 14 October [1837]
Summary
CD’s reasons for his reluctance to take the Secretaryship of the Geological Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1837] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 42 DAR/1/1/42) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-382 |
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- … Kew (Henslow letters: 42 DAR/1/1/42) Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury 14 Oct [1837] John …
- … See letter to William Whewell, [10 March 1837] for CD’s response …
- … letter asking him to become one of the Secretaries of the Geological Society. Zoology. In the event, the three volumes covering the geology of the Beagle voyage were not completed until 1846; nor did CD realise his intention of describing the invertebrate animals he had collected. John Forbes Royle served as Secretary of the Geological Society from February 1837 …
From Robert FitzRoy 15 November 1837
Summary
RF declines to give an opinion on the wording of the preface to CD’s volume [Journal and remarks, vol. 3 of Narrative, published separately as Journal of researches] and refers him to a disinterested third party.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Nov 1837 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 132 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-386 |
To J. V. Carus 8 October [1867]
Summary
CD provides explanations and advice on translating names and descriptions of breeds of fowls.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 8 Oct [1867] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 14–15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5644 |
To Richard Owen [January 1838]
Summary
Would like to call upon RO to discuss the last engravings sent by George Scharf. CD assumes that the revise of Toxodon [see 395] was received.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [Jan 1838] |
| Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-399A |
From B. J. Sulivan 29 November 1881
Summary
BJS is looking forward to reading the life of Lyell [K. M. Lyell, Life, letters and journals of Sir Charles Lyell, 2 vols. (1881)].
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 316 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13519 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … from Charles Lyell, 13 February 1837 , and letter to J. S. Henslow, [28 May 1837] and n. …
- … letters ( K. M. Lyell ed. 1881 ). CD had presented a brief outline of his theory of coral reefs to the Geological Society on 31 May 1837 ( ‘ …
- … 1837. ] By Charles Darwin. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1838): 552–4. [ Shorter publications , pp. 37–9. ] Hazlewood, Nick. 2000. Savage. The life and times of Jemmy Button. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Lyell, Katharine Murray, ed. 1881. Life, letters …
To Caroline Darwin 27 February 1837
Summary
Has just given a paper [on "Sand tubes"] at Cambridge Philosophical Society and exhibited some specimens. It went well, with Whewell and Sedgwick taking an active part.
Herschel thinks 6000–odd years since the creation not nearly long enough to explain the separations from a single stock.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 27 Feb 1837 |
| Classmark: | DAR 154: 51 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-346 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … uniformitarianism. Two letters from John Herschel to Charles Lyell, 1836–1837. Proceedings …
- … his preliminary findings in a letter of 23 January 1837 ( Wilson 1972 , pp. 436–7). For …
- … letter, in the American Philosophical Society collection, has been transcribed and published in Cannon 1961 . Extracts were published in Babbage 1837 . ) …
- … 1837. My dear Caroline It is nearly twelve o’clock, but before going to bed I will write my last letter …
- … 1837. ] By Charles Darwin. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1838): 446–9. [ Shorter publications , pp. 32–5. ] Ticknor, George. 1876. Life, letters, …
From J. S. Henslow to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Thomas Spring Rice 21 June 1837
Summary
Encloses CD’s letter and documents [see 360a and 361a] with request that they be reviewed by the Chancellor personally.
He would also like to discuss Cambridge politics if an interview can be arranged.
| Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Addressee: | Thomas Spring Rice |
| Date: | 21 June 1837 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-361B |
To William Shoberl 16 August [1839]
Summary
Gives his opinion of a MS on geology. It is not really a scientific work. It might sell well, but CD’s opinion on success of sale is worthless.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Shoberl |
| Date: | 16 Aug [1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-531 |
From Robert FitzRoy 20 June [1839]
Summary
Robert Brown has mistreated Capt. P. P. King by holding back for nine years the plants collected on King’s voyage of the Adventure and Beagle.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 June [1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-522 |
To J. S. Henslow 16 August [1837]
Summary
Reports his successful interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer [Thomas Spring Rice] about a grant for publishing [Zoology]. Thanks JSH for help with this; "you have been the making of me from the first".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 16 Aug [1837] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 39 DAR/1/1/39) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-373 |
To J. S. Henslow [28 May 1837]
Summary
CD to read paper on formation of coral islands at Geological Society. Lyell seems prepared to give up [his view].
Publication of the Narrative is now definite. Feels he should have published journal after the geology and zoology of the voyage.
Robert Brown, as well as JSH, is interested in edible fungi from Tierra del Fuego.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [28 May 1837] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 36 DAR/1/1/36) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-356 |
To J. V. Carus 14 November [1867]
Summary
Sends revision of vol. 1 [of Variation]. Advance sale at auction sold 1200 copies, to CD’s great surprise. Publication delayed by index.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 14 Nov [1867] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 52–53) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5678 |
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Pangenesis in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
Summary
The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …
