From F. B. Goodacre 17 August 1878
Summary
Crossing experiments with common and Chinese geese. Offers CD geese if he wishes to repeat experiments.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 63–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11664 |
From F. B. Goodacre 2 September 1878
Summary
Sends geese to CD.
Crossbreeding of Chinese and common geese; believes they may be same species.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Sept 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11685 |
From F. B. Goodacre 11 August 1879
Summary
Crossbreeding experiments with geese.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 66 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12189 |
From F. B. Goodacre 1 September 1879
Summary
Would like CD to write a paper on the results of geese experiments; hopes CD will not object to his doing the same despite the variance of their conclusions [see F. B. Goodacre, "Question of identity of Chinese and domestic goose", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1879): 710–12 and CD’s "Fertility of hybrids from the Chinese and common goose", Collected papers 2: 219–20].
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Sept 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12210 |
From F. B. Goodacre 8 September 1879
Summary
Can dispose of CD’s geese if he wishes.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Sept 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12221 |
From F. B. Goodacre 8 December 1879
Summary
The hybrid geese FBG sent to CD were brother and sister from the same hatch. Would greatly value a copy of Nature containing CD’s letter.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12346 |
From F. B. Goodacre 7 January 1880
Summary
FBG greatly interested in CD’s article ["Fertility of hybrids from the Chinese and common goose"] but has not altered his opinion on the matter.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12410 |
From F. B. Goodacre 7 February 1873
Summary
Would like a museum set up illustrating origins, varieties, and uses of domestic animals; seeks CD’s approval of the idea.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Feb 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8760 |
