To Miles Joseph Berkeley 29 February [1856]
Summary
Preparing paper on seed-soaking for Linnean Society ["Action of sea-water on seeds", Collected papers 1: 264–73]. Wants to use MJB’s results. Lost ardour when he found seeds would not float.
Has grown MJB’s purest pea seeds and got a few variants. Gärtner’s experiments suggest direct action of pollen, but CD thinks it is "mere variation".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Miles Joseph Berkeley |
| Date: | 29 Feb [1856] |
| Classmark: | Shropshire Archives (SA 6001/134/45) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1834 |
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To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834
Summary
CD is unwell.
FitzRoy has dispatched two casks of bones and stones, a box with "very valuable specimens", and a large jar.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 4 Oct 1834 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-258 |
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- … To J. S. Henslow 4 October 1834 …
- … Botanic Gardens, Kew Charles Robert Darwin Valparaiso 4 Oct 1834 John Stevens Henslow …
- … the letter begun on 24 July ( letter to J. S. Henslow, 24 July – 7 November 1834 ). …
- … Valparaiso October 4 th . 1834 My dear Henslow I have been unwell & am not yet out of bed. …
Wallich, Nathaniel. 1834. Descriptions of some rare and curious plants. [Read 5 April 1834.] Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta 7: 215–34.
Curtis, Moses A. 1834. Enumeration of plants growing spontaneously around Wilmington, North Carolina, with remarks on some new and obscure species. Boston Journal of Natural History 1 (1834–7): 82–140.
Faraday, Michael. 1834. Experimental researches in electricity. [Read 23 January, 6 and 13 February 1834.] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 7th ser. 124: 77–122.
Bélanger, Charles. 1834. Voyage aux Indes-Orientales: Zoologie. Paris.
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- … Bélanger, Charles. 1834. Voyage aux Indes-Orientales : Zoologie. Paris. 5 …
Prestwich, Joseph. 1834–6. On the geology of Coalbrook Dale. [Read 5 February 1834, 13 and 27 April 1836.] Transactions of the Geological Society of London 2d ser. 5 (1840): 413–95. [Vols. 6,11]
Zöllner, J. K. F. (1834–82)
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- … Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner 1834–82 German astrophysicist. …
From Robert Edward Alison [June? 1834]
Summary
Sends some historical data to illustrate the elevation of the coast at Valparaiso in recent times.
| Author: | Robert Edward Alison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [June? 1834] |
| Classmark: | DAR 36: 425–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-247 |
From Frederick W. Eck [September 1834]
Summary
Heights of various places in Chile.
| Author: | Frederick Andrew Eck |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Sept 1834] |
| Classmark: | DAR 35: 232 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-256 |
To Robert FitzRoy [28 August 1834]
Summary
Recounts his trip [from Valparaiso] to Santiago. His meeting with Claude Gay, Thomas Sutcliffe, and others. Geology of tour uninteresting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | [28 Aug 1834] |
| Classmark: | Copy |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-254 |
From Susan Darwin [23] May 1834
Summary
News of family and friends.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23] May 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204.6.1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-246 |
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- … From Susan Darwin [23] May 1834 …
- … DAR 204.6.1 Susan Elizabeth Darwin Shrewsbury [23] May 1834 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter from Caroline Darwin, 9–28 March [1834] . Susan’s mention of the British Museum is …
- … Shrewsbury May. 1834 My dear Charles— Catherine very cleverly missed her turn of writing …
From Catherine Darwin 29 October 1834
Summary
Family and local news. Tom Eyton will marry. Tells of the great fire of the Houses of Parliament.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Oct 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204.6.1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-260 |
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- … From Catherine Darwin 29 October 1834 …
- … Darwin/Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton Shrewsbury 29 Oct 1834 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … an account of the fire see Annual register , 1834, pp. 155–69. Thomas Campbell Eyton was …
- … Shrewsbury October 29 th . 1834 My dear Charles The last letter we received from you was …
From [Alexander Caldcleugh?] [28 August – 5 September 1834]
Summary
Gives a map of part of Chile between Santiago and San Fernando. Suggests places and people that CD might profitably visit [en route].
| Author: | Alexander Caldcleugh |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [28 Aug – 5 Sept 1834] |
| Classmark: | DAR 35: 405 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-255 |
From J. S. Henslow 22 July 1834
Summary
CD’s cargo is safe; the fossils have been sent to William Clift.
JSH asks for dried plants (those sent were all of greatest interest).
Sends news of Cambridge and mutual friends.
| Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 July 1834 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204.8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-249 |
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To J. S. Henslow 8 November 1834
Summary
Sends two boxes of specimens and part of his "hum-drum letter-like" journal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 8 Nov 1834 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-263 |
Burmeister, Karl Hermann Konrad. 1834. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Rankenfüsser (Cirripedia). Berlin.
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- … Burmeister, Karl Hermann Konrad. 1834. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Rankenfüsser ( …
De la Beche, Henry Thomas. 1834. Researches in theoretical geology. London.
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- … De la Beche, Henry Thomas. 1834. Researches in theoretical geology. London. NC MF.31.10 8 …
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Home and family in Commentary
Dining at Down House
Summary
Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
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- … Letter 259 —Charles Darwin to Caroline Darwin, 13 October 1834 Darwin’s ill health began …
