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]
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]
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]
Summary
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
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
Summary
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]
Summary
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]
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]
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 |
letter | (25) |
Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
Seidlitz, Georg von | (4) |
Darwin, C. M. C. | (3) |
Hooker, Maria (a) | (3) |
Turner, Maria (a) | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (25) |
Darwin, C. M. C. | (9) |
Seidlitz, Georg von | (5) |
Hooker, Maria (a) | (3) |
Maria | (3) |