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To Charles Pritchard   12 October [1866]

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Responds to CP’s sermon. Corrects CP’s confusion of what CD said about eyes of the Articulata with human eye,

and questions applicability of CP’s mathematical arguments about length of geological time needed for evolution.

Agrees he was foolish about the Wealden, now struck from later editions [Origin, pp. 285–7].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Pritchard
Date:  12 Oct [1866]
Classmark:  A. Pritchard comp. 1897, p. 93
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5240

From Charles Pritchard   17 June [1862]

Summary

Has broken up school a few days early to avoid danger. Hopes CD’s son is nearly recovered.

Author:  Charles Pritchard
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  17 June [1862]
Classmark:  DAR 174.2: 77
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3607

From Charles Pritchard   8 October 1866

Summary

Sends sermon he preached at the BAAS Nottingham meeting ["The continuity of the schemes of nature and revelation" (1866)], in which he disagrees with CD on the gradual genesis of the human eye by natural selection.

Author:  Charles Pritchard
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  8 Oct 1866
Classmark:  DAR 174: 78
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5234

From Charles Pritchard   24 January 1868

Summary

Congratulations on success of CD’s son [George].

Author:  Charles Pritchard
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  24 Jan 1868
Classmark:  DAR 174: 79
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5797
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