Darwin Archive, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, England
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- … Darwin Archive, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, England DAR …
The History Buff (website) www.ehistorybuff.com/darwin_als.html
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- … The History Buff (website) www.ehistorybuff.com/darwin_als.html History Buff …
C. Warren Irvin, Jr., Collection of Darwin and Darwiniana, Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, South Carolina USA
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- … C. Warren Irvin, Jr. , Collection of Darwin and Darwiniana, Hollings Special Collections …
To the Darwin children 17 [January 1880]
Summary
Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 17 [Jan 1880] |
Classmark: | DAR 211: 1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12429 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … To the Darwin children 17 [January 1880] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. E. …
- … Sedgwick, Sara Darwin, …
- … Sara Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 211: 1 Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 [Jan …
- … 1880] Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Sara …
- … Sedgwick/Sara Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
To the Darwin children 10 January 1880
Summary
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 10 Jan 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 155 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12414 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … To the Darwin children 10 January 1880 …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 155 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan …
- … 1880 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
- … distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his …
- … handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share. …
From the Darwin children 17 January 1880
Summary
Send CD a present of a fur coat.
Author: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Jan 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 208 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12428 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … From the Darwin children 17 January 1880 …
- … Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. E. …
- … Sedgwick, Sara Darwin, …
- … Sara Darwin, H. E. …
- … Litchfield, H. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 99: 208 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Sara …
- … Sedgwick/Sara Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield unstated …
- … 17 Jan 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
To the Darwin children 21 February 1879
Summary
Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 21 Feb 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 153 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … To the Darwin children 21 February 1879 …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 153 Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Feb …
- … 1879 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
To the Darwin children 3 January 1881
Summary
About the distribution of [surplus income] funds among the children.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 3 Jan 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 169 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12972 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … To the Darwin children 3 January 1881 …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 169 Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Jan …
- … 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
To the Darwin children 16 September 1881
Summary
A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 16 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 183 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13340 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … To the Darwin children 16 September 1881 …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 183 Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 Sept …
- … 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
To Darwin Children 8 January 1882
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 8 Jan 1882 |
Classmark: | DAR 185: 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13603 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … To Darwin Children 8 January 1882 …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR 185: 60 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Jan …
- … 1882 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
To CD’s executors & other children 20 December 1881
Summary
Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 20 Dec 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR (CD library—Index Kewensis tom. 1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13570 |
Matches: 16 hits
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, …
- … Elizabeth Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, …
- … Horace Darwin, …
- … Leonard Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … DAR (CD library— Index Kewensis tom. 1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Dec …
- … 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
- … Francis Darwin George …
- … Howard Darwin …
- … Horace Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin William …
- … Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
- … Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
From Edward Levett Darwin 7 September 1863
Summary
Glad to find they are cousins.
Sends his book [High Elms (pseud.), The game-preserver’s manual (1858)].
Author: | Edward Levett Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Sept 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 17–18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4295 |
Matches: 34 hits
- … From Edward Levett Darwin 7 September 1863 …
- … Darwin, E. …
- … L. Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 99: 17–18 Edward Levett Darwin Derby 7 Sept …
- … 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … day or other it will result in being personal . Yours very sincerely | Edw d L Darwin Chr. …
- … Darwin Esq | F.R.S. …
- … cousin, once removed ( Darwin pedigree ). CD and his family had gone to Malvern Wells, …
- … printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees , by Richard Broke Freeman. …
- … An appeal. [By Charles and Emma Darwin. ] [Bromley, Kent]: [privately printed. ] [ …
- … Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. [Darwin, Edward Levett. ] 1859. The game-preserver’s …
- … a common one yet there are I know other Darwins. Your Wife sent me 2/1 for a copy of the …
- … Edward Darwin was CD’s first cousin, son of …
- … his father’s half-brother, Francis Sacheverel Darwin ( …
- … Darwin pedigree ). …
- … No other correspondence between CD and Edward Darwin has been found. …
- … Emma Darwin had apparently sent for a copy of …
- … considerably enlarged’ edition of Edward Darwin’s Game preserver’s manual , which was …
- … published in 1863 ( E. L. Darwin 1863 ). …
- … Emma Darwin had apparently …
- … sent Edward Darwin a copy of An appeal , a four-page circular concerning the cruelty of …
- … s manual are the only works by Edward Darwin listed in the NSTC . The reference may be to …
- … particular procedures necessary for trapping foxes ( [E. L. Darwin] 1859 , pp. 25–6). …
- … Marcus Huish, of Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, was married to Edward Darwin’s sister, …
- … Frances Sarah ( Darwin pedigree ). The reference is to Samuel Boteler and …
- … Hall, Nottinghamshire; Samuel Boteler Bristowe was CD’s and Edward Darwin’s second …
- … Field office. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons. Darwin, Edward Levett. 1863. The game-preserver’s …
- … act" of 1862. 4th edition. Buxton, Derbyshire: the author. Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of …
- … the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
- … August (see letter from G. B. Sowerby Jr to Emma Darwin, 22 July 1863, and Appendix IX). …
- … See also letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [ …
- … September 1863] . The two parts of Edward Darwin’s Game preserver’s manual dealt with the …
- … steel trap stands, as it always must, pre-eminent’ ( [E. L. Darwin] 1859 , p. 22). The …
From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin [13 January 1861]
Summary
Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [13 Jan 1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 185: 117 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3046F |
Matches: 23 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. …
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, …
- … Emma Darwin, W. E. …
- … From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin [13 January 1861] …
- … DAR 185: 117 Charles Robert Darwin Emma …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin [13 Jan …
- … 1861] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. …
- … H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates. …
- … London. B. at 2 o .30’— Your affect | C. Darwin Dear Wm, I expect Eva will come with you, …
- … 11 January 1861, and left on 21 January (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Emma was mistaken …
- … The letter is dated by the reference to George Howard Darwin’s dental treatment (see n. …
- … 3, below) and references in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242; see nn. 2 and 8, below). …
- … Sunday. CD refers to his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, who lived at 6 Queen Anne Street, …
- … London, and to Francis and George Howard Darwin, who, according …
- … to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), went to London on 10 January 1861, returning to Down on …
- … treatment between December 1860 and February 1861 (see letter from G. H. Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [9 December 1860] (DAR …
- … 251: 2226), letters from Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [30 January 1861] (DAR 219.1: 36), [12 February 1861] (DAR 219.1: 37), and [20 …
- … further identified. London Bridge station. Emma Darwin added this note to CD’s letter. The …
- … House with William on 14 January 1861 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); to the London home …
To the Darwin Family 3 October 1828
Summary
[Caroline Darwin on behalf of CD] submits a petition to Darwin family for £20 to purchase a new double-barrelled gun, CD’s present one having become dangerous.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Darwin family |
Date: | 3 Oct 1828 |
Classmark: | L |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-50 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin family …
- … To the Darwin Family 3 October 1828 …
- … L Charles Robert Darwin [Shrewsbury] 3 …
- … Oct 1828 Darwin family …
- … The ‘petition’ is in Caroline Darwin’s hand. The subscribers’ names are in their own …
- … requisite for the purchase of new Double barrd Gun— Value £20— £. s. d. W Darwin 5= 0 …
- … = 0 Miss Darwin 5 . …
- … 0– 0 Miss Susan Darwin 5 " 0 . …
- … 0 Miss Cath Darwin 5 " 0 " 0. …
- … Caroline Darwin on behalf of CD] …
- … submits a petition to Darwin family for £20 to purchase a new double-barrelled gun, CD’s …
- … a Distressed Sportsman— 1828. Oct 3— Charles Darwin gent—humbly petitions all benevolently …
- … liable to destroy the aforesaid Charles Darwins legs arms, body & brains & consequently …
To W. E. Darwin 30 [October 1862]
Summary
Thanks WED for observations on Lythrum.
Discusses family affairs.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 30 [Oct 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 107 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3789 |
Matches: 30 hits
- … to W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] . …
- … To W. E. Darwin 30 [October 1862] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, W. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 107 Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 [Oct …
- … 1862] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … by the relationship to the letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 October 1862 . See letter to …
- … W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] and n. 2, and letter …
- … from W. E. Darwin, 28 October 1862 . CD reported this observation in ‘Three forms of …
- … Bibliography Anon. 1862. Mr Darwin’s orchids. Saturday Review 14 (1862): 486. …
- … papers : The collected papers of Charles Darwin. Edited by Paul H. Barrett. 2 vols. …
- … good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. ‘Three forms …
- … My dear old fellow | Your affect | C. Darwin Months hence will do about counting seed; …
- … and the letters from Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [19 November 1862] and [2 December 1862? ], in DAR 219.1: 67–8). William had …
- … DAR 226.1). See letter from W. E. Darwin, 21 October [1862] and n. 4, and letter …
- … three forms of Lythrum salicaria. By Charles Darwin. [Read 16 June 1864. ] Journal of the …
- … and Hampshire Bank, Southampton. Henrietta Emma Darwin. See letter to J. D. Hooker, 27 [ …
- … s visit to Down House on 31 October, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242): ‘Ch. …
- … Lubbock, 25 October 1862 , n. 5. Elizabeth Darwin started at a school in Kensington run …
- … by Miss Buob, on 27 January 1863 (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
- … and the letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [29 October 1862], in DAR 219.1: …
- … 63). The Darwins’ governess, Camilla Ludwig, was on an extended visit to her family in …
- … in order to separate her from Horace Darwin. The Down surgeon, Stephen Paul Engleheart, …
- … from which he had been suffering earlier in the year. See the letters from Emma Darwin to …
- … William Erasmus Darwin, [2 March 1862], [27 May 1862], and [6 November …
- … in DAR 219.1: 49, 57, 64; see also Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and CD’s Classed account …
- … of Down. On Saturday 1 November 1862, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that …
- … having become friendly with Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
From Francis Parker 22 April 1867
Summary
Sends £600 bequeathed by Susan Darwin to CD’s younger children.
Author: | Francis (Frank) Parker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5510 |
Matches: 25 hits
- … Parker, Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 174: 19 Francis (Frank) Parker Chester 22 Apr 1867 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Sends £600 bequeathed by Susan Darwin to CD’s younger children. …
- … Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
- … 100 Henrietta Emma Darwin … 100 …
- … Elizabeth Darwin .... . . 100 Cha …
- … s . Rob t . Darwin (Specific Legacy— a …
- … portrait of Miss Darwins father —valued at …
- … £4—) Henrietta Emma Darwin (a Silver Tea Urn—valued at £28 . 2 . 6)— …
- … Susan Elizabeth Darwin, CD’s sister, died in October 1866 (see Correspondence vol. 14). …
- … were the executors of her will (Susan Elizabeth Darwin’s will, Probate Registry, York). …
- … Robert Waring Darwin. …
- … I am | Yours very sincerely | Francis Parker Charles Darwin Esq re . Down Bromley Kent. …
- … Extract from the Will of the late Miss Susan Elizabeth Darwin dated 1 st . November …
- … 1865— “I give and bequeath to my nephews George Howard Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin …
- … Leonard Darwin, and …
- … Horace Darwin and my …
- … nieces Henrietta Emma Darwin and …
- … Elizabeth Darwin (the younger sons and daughters …
- … of my Brother Charles Robert Darwin) One hundred pounds each”— I send you in a separate …
- … cover the Undermentioned Legacy receipts for signature— Value Geo. Howard Darwin … 100 …
- … Francis Darwin .... . …
- … 100 Leonard Darwin .... . …
- … 100 Horace Darwin . .... …
From E. A. Darwin 19 February [1866]
Summary
Division of Catherine’s estate.
Arrangements for EAD’s will.
Wishes CD would pay him another visit.
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Feb [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 105: B40–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5010 |
Matches: 24 hits
- … Darwin, E. …
- … A. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From E. A. Darwin 19 February [1866] …
- … DAR 105: B40–1 Erasmus Alvey Darwin unstated 19 Feb [ …
- … 1866] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … calendar of the correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821–1882. With supplement. 2d edition. …
- … University calendar. Cambridge: W. Page [and others]. 1796–1950. Darwin, Francis. 1916. …
- … Memoir of Sir George Darwin. …
- … In Scientific papers , by George Howard Darwin. Vol. 5. …
- … this letter and the letter from E. A. Darwin, 17 February [1866]. The letter from CD has …
- … been found. See letter from E. A. Darwin, 17 February [1866]. Emily Catherine Langton ( …
- … Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of …
- … the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
- … printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees , by Richard Broke Freeman. …
- … Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. Folkestone, Kent: William …
- … 13301)). William Erasmus Darwin was CD’s eldest son. George became an undergraduate …
- … University calendar 1867, p. 400, F. Darwin 1916 ). The references are to the family of …
- … Allen, lived near Tenby at Cresselly, South Wales ( Darwin pedigree , Freeman 1978 ). …
- … of Emily Catherine Langton. Susan Elizabeth Darwin was the the younger of CD and Erasmus’s …
- … had attended Catherine when she was dying (undated letter from H. E. Darwin to G. …
- … H. Darwin (DAR 245: 273)). …
- … George Howard Darwin was CD’s second son. …
- … s death in 1881, George and William Erasmus Darwin appear to have acted as executors (see …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 August 1881 ( Calendar no. …
From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879
Summary
Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems.
Family news.
Author: | Reginald Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Mar 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 146–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11960 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 146–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 29 Mar …
- … 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems. Family news. …
- … King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles …
- … de la Mare Publishers. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
- … und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
- … 9): 397–424. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879
Summary
Is glad CD has found interest in "the old book" [Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book].
Discusses Erasmus Darwin and his belongings, which RD has inherited.
Owns a portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby.
Author: | Reginald Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11980 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879 …
- … DAR 210.14: 21 Reginald Darwin Buxton 7 Apr …
- … 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Is glad CD has found interest in "the old book" [Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book]. …
- … Discusses Erasmus Darwin and his belongings, which RD has inherited. …
- … Owns a portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby. …
- … Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus, ed. 1780. Experiments establishing a criterion between …
- … Raeburn, R.A. Edinburgh: P. Neill. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
- … Chicago Press. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … Milo. 1994. Portraits of Dr Erasmus Darwin, F.R.S. , by Joseph Wright, James Rawlinson and …
- … the Royal Society of London 48: 69–84. King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
- … Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
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Home and family in Commentary

Dining at Down House
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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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- … Questions | Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life …
- … chance for what share of happiness this world affords." ( Darwin to H.W. Bates , 26 …
- … and they partook in his scientific endeavours. One of Darwin's defining characteristics …
- … through his correspondence. Letters written to and from Darwin, as well as those exchanged between …
- … provides into the bright and engaging personalities of the Darwin children and of family life in the …
- … SOURCES Book Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species . 1859. London: John …
- … Dining at Down House Letter 259 —Charles Darwin to Caroline Darwin, 13 October …
- … South American cities, cultures, geography, flora and fauna) Darwin complains to his sister Caroline …
- … while ill. Letter 465 —Emma Wedgwood (Emma Darwin) to Charles Darwin, [30 December 1838] …
- … agreeable” for her sake. Letter 3626 —Emma Darwin to T. G. Appleton, 28 June [1862] …
- … behalf to his American publisher, T. G. Appleton. Darwin, who is too ill to write himself, wishes to …
- … cod liver oil and moderate work, among other things, for Darwin’s complaints. Emma Darwin …
- … suffers a bout of “rocking & giddiness”. Emma Darwin to Henrietta Darwin, [5 September …
- … nineteenth-century luncheon fare. Letter 8296 —Darwin to Francis Galton, 21 April [1872] …

The death of Anne Elizabeth Darwin
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Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died at the age of ten in 1851. Emma was heavily pregnant with their fifth son, Horace, at the time and could not go with Charles when he took Annie to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully.…
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- … lost the joy of the Household Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died at …
- … to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully. Darwin wrote a memorial of his daughter …
- … her own reactions in a poignant set of notes, which Emma Darwin kept. Links to a longer …
- … and illness follow the transcriptions. Charles Darwin’s memorial of Anne Elizabeth …
- … ‘y. 4 An interlineation in pencil in Emma Darwin’s hand reads: ‘Mamma: what shall we do …
- … To W. D. Fox, [ 27 March 1851 ] To Emma Darwin, [17 April 1851] First letter to …
- … From S. E. Wedgwood, [ 24 April 1851 ] From E. C. Darwin, [ 25? April 1851 ] To E. …

Henrietta Emma Darwin
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Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood. She married Richard Buckley Litchfield in 1871. She was a valued editor to her father as well as companion and correspondent to both of her parents.…
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- … Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood. …
- … she edited passages of The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (1887), as well as a collection …
- … Henrietta provided far more than grammatical assistance; Darwin asked her to help clarify and …
- … or brothers, Henrietta was an essential lynchpin in the Darwin circle, and helped anchor both the …

Emma Darwin
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Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and youngest child of Josiah Wedgwood II and Bessy Allen. Her father was the eldest son of the famous pottery manufacturer, Josiah Wedgwood I. Her mother was one…
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- … Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and …
- … father's eldest sister, Susannah, had married Robert Waring Darwin of Shrewsbury, and had six …
- … in Gower Street, London. Their first child, William Erasmus Darwin, was born in December the same …
- … in the published volumes of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin . This is partly because on the …
- … home. A great deal of her correspondence survives in the Darwin Archive–CUL, along with her …

Darwin and Fatherhood
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Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten children. It is often assumed that Darwin was an exceptional Victorian father. But how extraordinary was he? The Correspondence Project allows an unusually…
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- … Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten …
- … an unusually large number of letters sent by members of the Darwin family to be studied. However, in …
- … required them to work long hours away from their family. Darwin was unusual in being able to pursue …
- … this part of Kent as ‘extraordinarily rural & quiet’ (Darwin to his sister Catherine, [24 July …
- … left their children in the care of servants in the country. Darwin frequently expressed regrets that …
- … meetings and social events in the capital. As a result, Darwin rarely spent a day without the …
- … ‘visits’ to see their father when he was working (Darwin to his wife Emma, [7-8 February 1845] ). …
- … children’s development in diaries and letters. However, Darwin was unusual for the systematic …
- … was far more typical of mid-nineteenth-century fathers was Darwin’s intense involvement in his …
- … to incessant anxiety & movement on account of Etty.’ (Darwin to W. D. Fox, 18 October [1860] …
- … who did not have specialist scientific or medical interests. Darwin expressed enduring grief …
- … terribly anxious, but fear has almost driven away grief.’ (Darwin to W. D. Fox, 2 July [1858] ). …
- … after her birth in 1842 had a far more limited impact on Darwin. However, the intensity of grief …
- … in a profession were a substantial drain on family finances. Darwin wrote about the ‘awesome state …

Visiting the Darwins
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'As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating…' In October 1868 Jane Gray and her husband spent several days as guests of the Darwins, and Jane wrote a charming account of the visit in a sixteen-page letter to her sister. She described Charles…
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- … As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating… Darwin often discouraged would-be …
- … her sister, Susan Loring. She described Charles and Emma Darwin, their daughter Henrietta, Down …
- … on— Since a severe attack of illness, Mr. Darwin sits on an easy chair raised very high, …
- … and grounds Tuesday I had a little walk with Mrs. Darwin round their grounds— The house …
- … easy chairs of all shapes & kinds, from Mr. Darwin’s great throne, to “the latest instrument of …
- … After breakfast there were prayers in the drawing-room, Mrs. Darwin leading the services— Then some …
- … a little uncertain, & kept very quiet all day— Darwin’s Expression experiment (or the …
- … the glass!— The experiment was one in which Darwin asked a succession of visitors to …
- … were being stimulated by electric probes. Henrietta Darwin The oldest daughter …
- … for Bromley, where we again took Cabs for Down, where Mr. Darwin lives— It was so dark by the time …
- … first Cab, & whilst waiting for the second to draw up, Mr. Darwin came out into the hall to …
- … home face! We made quite a party for dinner—Mr. & Mrs. Darwin, she in black velvet, two …
- … Tyndal, Wm. Hooker, a boy of 16 but looking only 14, Leonard Darwin— I can’t get used to being grand …
- … dinner with lively talk— When the ladies retired, Mrs. Darwin’s sister, Miss Wedgewood, & niece, …
- … of the Country, will allow— Later I got talking with Mrs. Darwin & Mrs. Kempson, & happened …
- … After breakfast there were prayers in the drawing-room, Mrs. Darwin leading the services— Then some …
- … charming talks now & then— It was a rare chance when Mr. Darwin, Dr. Hooker, Dr. Tyndal & Dr …
- … that does not often come in one’s way— Mrs. Darwin’s brother came to breakfast, Mr. Wedgewood, whose …
- … quick interest in so many things. As for Mr. Darwin, he is entirely fascinating— He is tall & …
- … in recommending “My Lady Ludlow”— Mrs. Darwin is very lovable, with her sweet, placid manner …
- … & Mrs. Kempson came to dine— In the afternoon Mrs. Darwin took me in the carriage to call on the …
- … walks. Tuesday I had a little walk with Mrs. Darwin round their grounds— The house faces, …
- … easy chairs of all shapes & kinds, from Mr. Darwin’s great throne, to “the latest instrument of …
- … always in use— Since a severe attack of illness, Mr. Darwin sits on an easy chair raised very high, …
- … at lunch or breakfast— The two young footmen then— Mr. Darwin came to lunch, but always breakfasted …

Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
- … into debt and had kept the matter secret for some months. Darwin was very stern in his advice: ‘I …
- … fellow as I daresay I appear to you’ (letter to Francis Darwin, 18 October [1870] ). …
- … had been employed as his father's secretary and assistant. Darwin had been concerned about his …
- … run by Julius von Sachs in Wurzburg. Francis Darwin was elected to the Royal Society in 1882 …
- … his father had not been knighted, although in 1877 Charles Darwin was awarded an honorary degree …
- … The Power of Movement in Plants, 1880). Perhaps Francis Darwin, whom the family regarded as a …

Darwin’s observations on his children
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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the …
- … is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the …
- … lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect information on …
- … the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwin’s notes reveals, he closely …
- … William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are …
- … The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
- … “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
- … that on occasion he refers to William as ‘it’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate …
- … memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
- … the record breaks off until January 1852, by which time the Darwin family had increased by five: …
- … the onset of frowning, smiling, etc., as was the focus of Darwin’s attention on William and Anne, …
- … of logical thought and language. On 20 May 1854, Darwin again took over the notebook and, …
- … all the notes until July 1856, when the observations ceased. Darwin’s later entries, like Emma’s, …
- … Transcription: 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. …
- … written in pencil by CD and subsequently overwritten by Emma Darwin. The transcription throughout …
- … [15] ‘Annie . . . fortnight’ was written by Emma Darwin on the verso of page 3 and opposite the …
- … The name and address of a Mrs Locke are noted in Emma Darwin’s 1843 diary. [16] The following …
- … following text to ‘Feb 27. 1840’ on page 6 is in Emma Darwin’s hand. [19] ‘After . . . weeks …
- … of the section. [20] CD’s sister, Emily Catherine Darwin, who stayed with CD and Emma Darwin …
- … [22] The text on this page is not in the hand of CD or Emma Darwin. It was probably dictated by CD …
- … [25] The details on this page were written by Emma Darwin. [26] This note (in pencil) by Emma …

Darwin on marriage
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On 11 November 1838 Darwin wrote in his journal ‘The day of days!’. He had proposed to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and been accepted; they were married on 29 January 1839. Darwin appears to have written these two notes weighing up the pros and cons of…
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- … On 11 November 1838 Darwin wrote in his journal ‘The day of days!’. He had proposed to his …
- … and been accepted; they were married on 29 January 1839. Darwin appears to have written these two …
- … his engagement. The original manuscripts are in the Darwin Archive in Cambridge University Library. …

Darwin on childhood
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On his engagement to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838, Darwin wrote down his recollections of his early childhood. Life. Written August–– 1838 My earliest recollection, the date of which I can approximately tell, and which must have been before…

Family life
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From the long letters exchanged with his sisters during the Beagle voyage, through correspondence about his marriage to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, the births—and deaths—of their children, to the contributions of his sons and daughters to his scientific…
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- … of his sons and daughters to his scientific work, Darwin’s letters show how important his family …