To ? 19 May [1871]
Summary
Thanks for references about dogs. Fears work will not allow him to deal with subject again. Heartily subscribes to what correspondent says about qualities of dogs. Loves his "with all my heart".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 19 May [1871] |
Classmark: | Paul C. Richards Autographs (dealer) (Catalogue 109) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13889 |
To ? 10 May [1871]
Summary
Thanks correspondent for item of criticism in a foreign newspaper.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 10 May [1871] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.396) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7747 |
To T. H. Huxley [11 or 18 May 1871]
Summary
Asks for a ticket for THH’s lecture at the Royal Institution for WED. With ED’s and HED’s forgeries of CD’s signature.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | [11 or 18] May 1871 |
Classmark: | Janet Huxley (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6541F |
From C. W. Peach 1 May 1871
Summary
Sends specimens of gulf-weed and cirripedes for CD to identify.
Various observations on Descent,
inherited deafness,
recognition of musical notes by dog, etc.
Author: | Charles William Peach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 177–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7731 |
From C. H. Brett 1 May 1871
Author: | Charles Henry Brett |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 90: 74 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7732 |
From Francis Galton 2 May 1871
Summary
Is sending his reply to Nature, justifying his misunderstanding as well as he can [see 7717].
Author: | Francis Galton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 105: 30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7733 |
From Herbert Spencer 2 May 1871
Summary
Intends to answer Sir A. Grant’s article if CD does not. [A. Grant, "Philosophy and Mr Darwin", Contemp. Rev. 17 (1871): 274–81; H. Spencer, "Mental evolution", Contemp. Rev. 17 (1871): 461–2.]
Author: | Herbert Spencer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 229 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7734 |
To V. O. Kovalevsky 3 May 1871
Summary
Asks VOK to translate a passage from Franz Körte, Die Streich-, Zug- oder Wander-Heuschrecke [1828], p. 33.
Deplores the "fearful piece of tyranny" that is obstructing publication of Descent in Russia.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
Date: | 3 May 1871 |
Classmark: | Institut Mittag-Leffler |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7735 |
From Henry Lonsdale 3 May 1871
Summary
Credit for observation on supra-condyloid foramen in man is really due to Robert Knox, not John Struthers, as in Descent.
Author: | Henry Lonsdale |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 47–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7736 |
From Charles Langstaff 3 May 1871
Summary
Contraction of platysma occurs during surgery under chloroform from touch of knife, independently of fear.
Author: | Charles Langstaff |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 195.2 (letters): 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7737 |
To G. R. Jesse 4 May [1871]
Summary
Asks for information about habits of a breed of terriers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Richard Jesse |
Date: | 4 May [1871] |
Classmark: | Scripps College, Denison Library (Perkins Autograph Letter Collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7739 |
From M. T. Masters 6 May 1871
Summary
After reading Descent, MTM sends report of a dog that woke its master at 7 a.m. on work days and 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Author: | Maxwell Tylden Masters |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 82 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7740 |
From Luigi Pomba 6 May 1871
Summary
Arrangements for Italian translation of Descent [1871].
Author: | Luigi Pomba |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 57 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7741 |
From William Preyer 8 May 1871
Summary
Delighted that CD does not hesitate to follow his theory to its last consequences. "This is far more difficult in England than in Germany."
Wilhelm Müller in his new book [Beiträge zur pathologischen Anatomie und Physiologie des menschlichen Rückenmarks (1871)], adduces many facts in favour of CD’s theory.
Various observations on the human ear. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 14 n.]
Author: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 49–51 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7745 |
To M. T. Masters 9 May [1871]
Summary
Thanks correspondent for information about a dog.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Maxwell Tylden Masters |
Date: | 9 May [1871] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.395) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7746 |
To Luigi Pomba 10 May 1871
Summary
Has no objection to LP’s replacing Loescher in publishing an Italian translation of Descent. Murray will give proper authorisation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Luigi Pomba |
Date: | 10 May 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 46–7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7748 |
To John Murray 10 May [1871]
Summary
CD is perplexed about illustrations for Expression, i.e., whether photographs are better than woodcuts. He thinks photographs, but does not know which process is preferable. Asks JM to inquire.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 10 May [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 278–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7749 |
From John Murray 10 May 1871
Summary
Offers CD same payment for the 3d issue of Descent as for 2d.
Has bespoke four better drawings of birds in case a 4th issue is needed.
Vanity Fair wants CD’s portrait by Carlo Pellegrini ["Ape"].
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 398 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7750 |
From J. W. Spengel 10 May 1871
Summary
Thanks CD for his letter referring to JWS’s bibliographical paper ["Darwinian bibliography", Z. Ethnol. 3 (1871): 56–67]. Will be glad to inform CD of any additions to the list and would be grateful for information on future publications.
Author: | Johann Wilhelm Spengel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 235 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7751 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky 10 May 1871
Summary
Paris is in the hands of "brigands and socialists", but one grows accustomed to sporadic bombardment,
and VOK is peacefully studying invertebrate palaeontology collections.
Reports on Paul Gervais’ successful cross between a Triton and an axolotl.
Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 89 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7752 |
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Kovalevsky, V. O. | (3) |
Murray, John (b) | (3) |
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