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To Maria Hooker   [17 December 1848]

Summary

Returns letters [from her son, J. D. Hooker, in India].

Asks that B. H. Hodgson’s zoological pamphlets be sent to him at Athenaeum.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Maria Sarah (Maria) Turner; Maria Sarah (Maria) Hooker
Date:  [17 Dec 1848]
Classmark:  McGill University Library, Department of Rare Books
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1209

To Maria Hooker   31 August [1850]

Summary

Expresses sympathy to MSH on W. J. Hooker’s illness.

Will send his comments on Hodgson’s physico-geographical memoir ["On the physical geography of the Himalayas", J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 18 (1849): 761–88] directly to him.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Maria Sarah (Maria) Turner; Maria Sarah (Maria) Hooker
Date:  31 Aug [1850]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.95)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1349

To Maria Hooker   21 February [1859?]

Summary

Has given proxy according to James Paget’s request. Almost sure it is in favour of [J. A.?] Kingdon [for election to Athenaeum?].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Maria Sarah (Maria) Turner; Maria Sarah (Maria) Hooker
Date:  21 Feb [1859?]
Classmark:  Houghton Library, Harvard University (Autograph File, D)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2418

From Maria   [1871–82]

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On the Christian God; questioning of CD’s religious beliefs.

Author:  Maria
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [1871–82]
Classmark:  DAR 201: 24
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12385

To Maria   [1871–82]

Summary

Regrets he has not time to develop points touched on in her letter and that he does not understand what information she wants.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Maria
Date:  [1871–82]
Classmark:  DAR 201: 24v
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12386

From Maria   [1871–82]

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Writes at length on importance of God and Catholicism, and the need to seek salvation.

Author:  Maria
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [1871–82]
Classmark:  DAR 201: 25
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12387

From M. B. Bathoe   25 March [1871]

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Anecdotal comments on various sections of Descent:

Red Indians erecting their ears;

reasoning in a pet antelope, stag deer, and mongoose;

use of foot as prehensile organ by carpenters in India.

Author:  Maria Burnley Hume; Maria Burnley Gubbins; Maria Burnley Bathoe
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  25 Mar [1871]
Classmark:  DAR 87: 31–6
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7624

To Georg von Seidlitz   17 July 1875

Summary

Is obliged to be given a second and improved edition of GKMvS’s excellent lectures.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Georg Karl Maria (Georg) von Seidlitz
Date:  17 July 1875
Classmark:  Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10077F

To Georg von Seidlitz   13 October 1876

Summary

CD is much obliged to receive Beiträge zur Descendenz-Theorie [1876].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Georg Karl Maria (Georg) von Seidlitz
Date:  13 Oct 1876
Classmark:  Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10643F

To C. M. C. Darwin   24 March 1879

Summary

Can CMCD provide a photograph of Elston, the birthplace of Erasmus Darwin, with permission to have it reproduced in Erasmus Darwin.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:  24 Mar 1879
Classmark:  The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11950F

From C. M. C. Darwin   27 March 1879

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They have never had any Erasmus Darwin letters.

Sends photographs [of Elston Hall].

Author:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  27 Mar 1879
Classmark:  DAR 99: 136–7
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11956

To C. M. C. Darwin   6 April 1879

Summary

Sends details of the progress of his researches for Erasmus Darwin.

His son Leonard will photograph Elston and Cleatham. He has found an early drawing of Elston.

Asks for a letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:  6 Apr 1879
Classmark:  The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11978F

From C. M. C. Darwin   14 April 1879

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Answers CD’s query about Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn.

Sends an introduction for Leonard Darwin to their tenants at Elston Hall.

Author:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  14 Apr 1879
Classmark:  DAR 99: 138–41
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11994

To C. M. C. Darwin   15 April 1879

Summary

Thanks for letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston.

Sends some information about R. W. Darwin’s residence at Elston; does not plan to include a portrait of him.

Asks the acreage of land at Cleatham.

Offers to send a print of the portrait of himself by W. W. Ouless.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:  15 Apr 1879
Classmark:  The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11995F

From C. M. C. Darwin   16 April [1879]

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Thanks CD for offer of his portrait.

Suggests a solicitor who has Darwin papers and who may have information about Cleatham.

Describes her portrait of Erasmus Darwin.

Author:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  16 Apr [1879]
Classmark:  DAR 99: 142–3
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11996

From C. M. C. Darwin   21 April [1879]

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Thanks CD for the engraving, which has arrived.

Author:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Apr [1879]
Classmark:  DAR 99: 144–5
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12005

From M. I. Snow   29 [November 1872 or later]

Summary

Describes her experiences of blushing on her hands.

Author:  Maria Isabella Snow
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  29 [Nov 1872 or later]
Classmark:  DAR 177: 213
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13842

From Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin   25 January [1868]

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Expresses her pleasure at seeing George Darwin’s name as Second Wrangler.

Author:  Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  25 Jan [1868]
Classmark:  DAR 99: 34–5
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5799

From Ferdinand Maria Malven   12 February [1869]

Summary

Librarian to the Board of Trade proposes a celebration of CD’s 60th birthday by the Vienna Free Press.

Author:  Ferdinand Maria Malven
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  12 Feb [1869]
Classmark:  DAR 171: 35
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6610

To F. M. Malven   [after 12 February 1869]

Summary

Honoured to be mentioned with Alexander von Humboldt, who was an inspiration to him.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Ferdinand Maria Malven
Date:  [after 12 Feb 1869]
Classmark:  Neue Freie Presse (Vienna), 4 March 1869, p. 8
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6610F
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