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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: 26 hits

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… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield unstated …
… 17 Jan 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …

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: 30 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 …
… children | Your affectionate Father | Charles Darwin N.B. I should not be myself if I did …
… between this letter and the letter from the Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . …
… See letter from the Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . CD …
… was last in London from 3 to 11 December 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… Henrietta Emma Litchfield , William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and …
… Elizabeth Darwin . …
… Horace and Ida Darwin were on honeymoon in …
… Penzance ( letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, 19 January 1880 (DAR 219.1: 131)). …

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

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… 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. …
… put initial to show he has seen it. C. Darwin Everybody has seen this. | C.D Jan 10 th . …
… each son (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ). …
… William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and Henrietta Emma Litchfield . ‘600 to Williams Bank’: this included the …

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

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… Darwin, C. M. …
… C. Darwin, C. R. …
… From C. M. C. Darwin 14 April 1879 …
… DAR 99: 138–41 Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin Otley 14 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Answers CD’s query about Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn. …
… Sends an introduction for Leonard Darwin to their tenants at Elston Hall. …
… Bibliography Browne, Janet. 2002. Charles Darwin. The power of place. Volume …
… II of a biography. London: Pimlico. 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. …
… See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. …
… 2. Robert Darwin (1682–1754) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s father. …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 April 1879, n. …
… 8 . William Morgan Darwin had no sons. …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1848) …
… was Robert Darwin ’s son …
… and Erasmus Darwin ’s eldest brother. ( …
… Darwin pedigree . ) …
… Richardson’s portrait depicted Robert Darwin in his ‘great wig and bands’ and looking, …
… printed for the author. 1984. ] Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Post Office London …
… Otley. April 14 th . 1879 Dear M r . Darwin, , I have to thank you for a long kind letter, …
… question about our mutual ancestor, Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn— My Husband and I have …
… Balderton, and died 1754— his cousin William Morgan Darwin (who died in 1762. ) being then …
… owner of Elston— Rob t . Waring Darwin his son, then got …
… me | Y rs . sincerely | Charlotte M C Darwin 2.2 he ... 1762. ) 2.3] scored blue crayon …
… dignified doctor of divinity’ ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 4). Simon Dunning , solicitor, had an …
… London directory 1878). George Howard Darwin had made this suggestion (see letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. …
… 2). CD had asked whether Leonard Darwin could photograph Elston Hall (see letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. 3). The letter of introduction has not been found. …
… See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. 4. …
… CD had found letters from Erasmus Darwin and a drawing of Elston Hall from around …
… 1750 in a box owned by Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) that had been labelled ‘old …
… settlements & deeds’ (see letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 ). Paul-Adolphe Rajon …
… the Elston Estate— Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn was buried at Elston, and we have a …
… of Parliament S t . has a number of old Darwin deeds & papers, which might throw some …
… introduction for your son M r . Leonard Darwin to our Tenant at Elston who I am sure will …

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: 25 hits

… To the Darwin children 3 January 1881 …
… Q. Anne St. He to William, he to Leonard, he to Horace. Your obedient Father | Ch. Darwin …
… 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 …
… in 1880 (see Correspondence vol. 28, letter to the Darwin children, 10 January 1880 ). …
… William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
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… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and Henrietta Emma Litchfield . Each daughter was to receive two-thirds of …

To Reginald Darwin 8 April 1879

Summary

Details of family history. Has discovered Dr Darwin did get to Edinburgh before his son, Charles, died.

The more CD reads of Dr Darwin the higher he rises in his estimation.

Is tired of writing letters, "half the fools throughout Europe write to ask me the stupidest questions".

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	8 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 98; Lawrences Auctioneers (dealers) (2009); LL 3: 219
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11982

Matches: 47 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 8 April 1879 …
… 153: 98; Lawrences Auctioneers (dealers) (2009); LL 3: 219 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… of family history. Has discovered Dr Darwin did get to Edinburgh before his son, Charles, …
… died. The more CD reads of Dr Darwin the higher he rises in his estimation. Is tired of …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. …
… 1879. LL : The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. …
… Edited by Francis Darwin. 3 vols. London: John Murray. 1887–8. Moilliet, Amelia and …
… questions. — Yours cordially obliged | Charles Darwin P.S Very many thanks about the Seal; …
… See letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 . The section ‘Since … a copy. ’ was cut out …
… CD also mentioned his discovery of letters from Erasmus Darwin and others, and the drawing …
… of Elston Hall in Robert Waring Darwin’s deeds box in his letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 . On the engraving by John Allen Wedgwood , …
… Keir ( Moilliet and Moilliet 1859 ), mentioned by Reginald Darwin in his letter of 7 April …
… 1879 . Reginald Darwin had mentioned that …
… he had Erasmus Darwin’s two seals ( …
… see letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 ). …
… CD had asked Reginald Darwin whether he would …
… mind if Erasmus Darwin’s poem on the folly of …
… atheism was published (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… The first four lines appeared in Erasmus Darwin , p. 44. The text from ‘Europe write’ is …
… Cotton M.S. ; but George remarks that there is no evidence that this Mr. Darwin was W. …
… Darwin of Cleatham. …
… We are much puzzled whether Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn and Father of Dr. Erasmus was …
… at Elston. I have also written to Mrs. Darwin of Creskeld to ask about this point. By the …
… see the letter from V. H. Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. …
… 3. Leonard Darwin of the Royal Engineers was an instructor in chemistry and photography at …
… of Military Engineering at Chatham in Kent. Violetta Harriot Darwin had offered to make a …
… drawing of Breadsall Priory, Erasmus Darwin’s death place (see letter from V. …
… H. Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… George Howard Darwin had been in Algiers for several months; he …
… was, as CD had anticipated, interested in Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House …
… MS; see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). Robert Bruce Cotton had recorded that a …
… in his collection in the British Library had been found by a Mr Darwin (see letter …
… to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. …
… 9). William Darwin (1681–1760) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s uncle. …
… Robert Darwin (1682–1754) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s father; his …
… brother was William Darwin (1681–1760). Their mother, Anne, lived at Elston Hall with her …
… Elston. After Anne Lascelle’s death, Robert Darwin bought Elston Hall from the Lascelles ( …
… accessed 23 November 2018)). See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879. …
… Erasmus Darwin’s eldest son, Charles , died in 1778, while a student at Edinburgh …
… before Charles died (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 , n. 5). It was Elizabeth …

To the Darwin children 8 January 1882

Summary

Advises his children as to how some money will be distributed among them.

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

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… To the 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 …
… in a week’s time after money on Deposit has been placed to my current account. Ch. Darwin …
… Correspondence vol. 28, letter to the Darwin children, 10 January 1880 ). CD held shares …
… ten railway companies (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS)). William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , and …
… Horace Darwin . Bessy’s share was sent to William to deposit or invest, making his total £ …

To Reginald Darwin 4 April 1879

Summary

Has been "deeply interested by the great book" [see 11966]. Asks permission to publish extracts.

Did Dr Darwin go to Edinburgh when his son, Charles, died? Asks whether RD has ever heard a story about Dr Darwin that had been told to CD by the Galtons.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	4 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 97
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11977

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 4 April 1879 …
… DAR 153: 97 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… Asks permission to publish extracts. Did Dr Darwin go to Edinburgh when his son, Charles, …
… whether RD has ever heard a story about Dr Darwin that had been told to CD by the Galtons. …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… Desmond, ed. 1981. The letters of Erasmus Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
… Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 7). George Howard Darwin visited the British Museum to transcribe …
… Mrs Bort from a lithograph by Miss V. Darwin; and if I could borrow this lithograph, it …
… thanks. | Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin P.S. What a curious story that is about …
… Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House …
… MS; see letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). The copyist probably made …
… rather than just ‘return’; George Howard Darwin arrived back from Algiers, where he had …
… 17 April, when he left Down for Cambridge ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD included …
… first version of his sketch of Erasmus Darwin’s life; three copies of these first proofs …
… from his medical practice in Lichfield, appeared in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 25–6, 28–9, 43– …
… 4, and 121. The story of Erasmus Darwin being woken at night in a Newmarket hotel to be …
… kindly by Erasmus was published in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 63–4. Elizabeth Anne Wheler , a …
… story in her letter of 25 March 1879 ; Francis Sacheverel Darwin was Reginald’s father. …
… Erasmus Darwin did travel to Edinburgh and reached …
… the city before his eldest son, Charles Darwin , died ( …
… Erasmus Darwin , p. 83; King-Hele ed. 1981 , p. 87). It was probably his second son, …
… the time of his death in 1799, and given to CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , in April …
… 1802 ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 76; King-Hele ed. 1981 , …
… p. 89). See letter from Reginald Darwin, 2 April 1879 . …
… In the letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 , CD had mentioned that he thought he would …
… Priory (the birth and death places of Erasmus Darwin ) in his biographical account. …
… The lithograph was made by Violetta Harriot Darwin . The copy was made by Ann …
… marriage, was a neighbour of Erasmus Darwin in Full Street, Derby. The copyist wrote ‘? …
… Bort’. Sydnope Hall near Matlock, Derbyshire, was purchased by Francis Sacheverel Darwin , …
… Reginald Darwin’s father, in the 1820s, and sold after his death in 1858 (‘Sydnope Hall’, …
… Sydnope with his cousin William Darwin Fox when they were Cambridge undergraduates (see …
… of the Commonplace book by Reginald Darwin , there are two taken from the Derby Mercury of …
… 8 April 1874, describing Francis Sacheverel Darwin’s life at Sydnope Hall and the hunt he …
… organised in 1837 to kill the last wild boar of his herd. Reginald Darwin felt that he …
… had ‘desecrated’ Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book by pasting in …
… newspaper cuttings (see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). At the beginning of …
… of the preliminary notice of Erasmus Darwin , CD mentioned in a footnote that a rare book …
… the history of Lichfield, found by a Mr Darwin in the thatch of a house and presented to …

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

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… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879 …
… DAR 210.14: 21 Reginald Darwin Buxton 7 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Keir’s correspondence edited by her grandson James Keir Moilliet . Erasmus Darwin’s father …
… was Robert Darwin (1682–1754) . …
… red crayon Top of letter : ‘about | Father of Erasmus’ pencil ; ‘R. Darwin’ red crayon …
… 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. …
… CD had asked to keep Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down …
… House MS) until George Howard Darwin returned from Algiers ( …
… see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). ‘A new Song …
… in praise of two young Hunters’ was written by Erasmus and John Darwin’s older …
… brother, Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) . John’s stammer may be indicated in the poem by …
… beware) dead’, a hunting cry; King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 17). Reginald Darwin’s grandmother …
… was Elizabeth Darwin , …
… Erasmus Darwin’s second wife; CD’ …
… Portrait Gallery, D34687). Erasmus Darwin’s motto was ‘E conchis omnia’ (everything from …
… contained correspondence with Erasmus Darwin , who was a close friend of Keir . The book …
… 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. …
… s grandmother was Mary Darwin , Erasmus’s first wife. The …
… was probably among the loose letters sent by Reginald Darwin with the Commonplace book ( …
… see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). …
… Reginald Darwin’s father …
… was Francis Sacheverel Darwin . CD had heard the jockey story from Elizabeth Anne Wheler ( …
… 1879 and n. 7). The enclosure in Francis Sacheverel Darwin’s hand has not been found. …
… Andrew Duncan was Erasmus Darwin’s son Charles’s Edinburgh professor. …
… Erasmus Darwin did travel to Edinburgh when he heard …
… Charles was dying (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 , n. 5). Duncan evidently …
… Duncan 1824 , pp. 11–12). Charles Darwin (1758–78) was buried in the Duncan family vault …
… Buccleuch Parish Church), Edinburgh ( E. Darwin ed. 1780 , p. iv and 135). The city was …
… 2000 , p. xv). The inscription on the memorial tablet to Charles Darwin was written by …
… his father, Erasmus Darwin ( …
… Erasmus Darwin , p. 82). …
… the text on the tablet, see ‘ Charles Darwin 1758–78’, http://www.findagrave.com (accessed …
… of Derby painted a portrait of Erasmus Darwin around 1770; Anna Seward described it as a ‘ …
… was painted in 1802, shortly before Erasmus Darwin’s death ( M. Keynes 1994 , p. 78). …

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: 29 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. …
… purposes, so that a less sum will probably be divided amongst you. — Charles Darwin …
… his sons (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ). …
… 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 …
… Robert Waring Darwin ’s estate was inherited by his …
… two sons, CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin , and his four daughters, …
… Marianne Parker , Susan Elizabeth Darwin , Caroline Wedgwood , …
… and Catherine Darwin . Thomas Salt was a solicitor in Shrewsbury. Josiah Wedgwood II left …
… his three surviving daughters, Emma Darwin , Elizabeth Wedgwood , and Charlotte Langton . …
… Warde Norman . Catherine Langton (née Darwin), in her will, dated 9 January 1866, left her …
… order to pay for bequests to her family, friends, and servants. William Erasmus Darwin . …
… Erasmus Alvey Darwin , who died on 26 August 1881, had bequeathed half his personal estate …
… real property to CD (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 August 1881 ). Six Queen Anne Street …
… had land in Lincoln (see letter from G. H. Darwin, [7 September 1881] ). CD had previously …

To the Darwin 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

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… I have full confidence that this my desire will be faithfully carried out. Charles Darwin …
… To the Darwin children 20 December 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 (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 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

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… 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. …
… C. Darwin was commander of HMS Lord Warden from September 1878 until December 1879 ( …
… Archives, ADM 196/15/167). Mary Anne Darwin . For the story about the jockey, see letter …
… 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. …
… offer my best regards & those of M rs Darwin & my son (who is home on a few days leave) …
… me| always affec tly yours | Reginald Darwin Top of letter : ‘New Market Jockey Story’ …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 ; …
… CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were arranging a translation of Ernst Krause ’ …
… s sketch of the life of Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). Matlock and Buxton were spa towns …
… of the statements made by Anna Seward in her biography of Erasmus Darwin ( Seward 1804 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS) was written between 1776 and 1787; for …
… 3. Erasmus Darwin’s son Charles was nineteen when he died. ‘Tardy mails’: slow mail …
… letter has not been found. Erasmus Darwin was buried in Breadsall church in Derbyshire ( …
… of 1831–6. Reginald’s son, Sacheverel Charles Darwin , was an officer in the Royal Navy. …
… Reginald also refers to George Howard Darwin and to …
… William Erasmus Darwin , who lived in Bassett, Southampton. S. …
… and passim . Reginald also refers to Erasmus Darwin’s ‘The folly of atheism’; Emma Sophia …
… has not been identified. Reginald’s father was Francis Sacheverel Darwin ; his mother …
… was Jane Harriett Darwin . His sisters were Mary Jane Worsley , …
… Wilmot , Frances Sarah Huish , Georgiana Elizabeth Swift , Violetta Harriot Darwin , Anne …
… Eliza Darwin , and Millicent Susan Oldershaw . …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 and n. …

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

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… Francis Rhodes Darwin . …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, C. M. C. …
… To C. M. C. Darwin 24 March 1879 …
… The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin 24 Mar 1879 …
… Down Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin …
… provide a photograph of Elston, the birthplace of Erasmus Darwin, with permission to have …
… it reproduced in Erasmus Darwin . …
… so that I am not hopeful on this head. I beg leave to remain | Dear M rs . Darwin | Yours …
… sincerely | Charles Darwin …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… Krause had published a biography of CD’s grandfather Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). …
… CD’s brother was Erasmus Alvey Darwin . See letters from E. …
… A. Darwin, 8 March [1879] and 11 March [1879] . CD …
… planned to use a photograph of a portrait by Joseph Wright of Erasmus Darwin as the …
… frontispiece to Erasmus Darwin (see letter to Ernst Krause, 19 March 1879 and n. 8). …
… Hall, Nottinghamshire, was the seat of the senior branch of the Darwin family and the …
… birthplace of Erasmus Darwin . …
… Orpington. S.E.R. Mar 24/1879 Dear M rs Darwin, I am going to beg a little favour of you. …
… published a short life of D r Erasmus Darwin, chiefly in relation to his scientific work. …
… be greatly obliged. I fear that is not probable that M r Darwin or yourself possess any …
… documents about D r Darwin or letters from him; for if you have any & would not object to …

To the Darwin children 21 February 1879

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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

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… 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. …
… advisers. Here ends my sermon— Charles Darwin To William Please forward this soon to G. & …
… F. “G. H. Darwin Esq Villa Beau Séjour Colonne Voirol Algiers. ” …
… 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 …
… Frederick Ransome, 7 February 1866 ). George Howard and Francis Darwin were in Algiers; …
… see letter from Francis Darwin, [ c. 25 February 1879]. …
… Charles Langton , and CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin . The trust paid out twice yearly on 30 …
… probably managed by CD’s son William Erasmus Darwin . The last payment to CD, for £352 10 …
… is dated 30 June 1876 and marked ‘W. E. Darwin in Trust money’ (CD’s Account books–banking …
… were Henrietta Emma Litchfield and Elizabeth Darwin ; his sons were William Erasmus , …
… Howard , Francis , Leonard , and Horace Darwin . CD had purchased shares in the Patent …

From Francis Galton 9 June 1879

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Memorandum about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s bequests.

Author:	Francis Galton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	9 June 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 30
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12097F

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… Galton, Francis Darwin, C. R. …
… Memorandum about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s bequests. …
… DAR 210.14: 30 Francis Galton 9 June 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… aside from a similar sum given him by his uncle, John Darwin (1730–1805) , it was the sole …
… pecuniary aid that Robert ever received ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 85). …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles …
… Mem: about D r . Erasmus Darwin’s bequests When D r . …
… Eras: Darwin died, he appears to have left no money …
… to D r . Robert Darwin who was the sole surviving issue of his first marriage with Miss …
… M r . Darwin’s) youngest Brother D r . …
… Eras. Darwin— Did Issue mean, D r . …
… Eras Darwin’s children—or children & …
… grandchildren— This much excited Emma Darwin—as D r . Rob et . had 6. children—& Violetta …
… decided against the grandchildren M rs . Darwin had only 2 children living at her death …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) was the …
… sole surviving child of Erasmus Darwin and his first wife, Mary Howard . …
… Elizabeth Darwin ’s first husband was Edward Sacheverel …
… Pole ; her six children by Erasmus Darwin , still living at the time of his death, were …
… the illegitimate daughters. Robert Waring Darwin married Susannah Wedgwood (1765–1817) in …
… CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , had five other children: Marianne …
… Parker , Caroline Sarah Wedgwood , Susan Elizabeth Darwin , Erasmus …
… Alvey Darwin , and Catherine Langton . Violetta Galton ’s eight children …
… Adele Bunbury , Agnes Jane Galton , Darwin Galton , Erasmus Galton , Violetta Galton , and …
… his grandfather, CD did not discuss Erasmus Darwin’s legacies to any of his children; CD …
… that Erasmus had given his son Robert Waring Darwin £20 when he first set up his medical …
… £ 30.000. On the other hand, D r . Erasmus Darwin left comparatively very little money & a …
… a time, and it is supposed that D r . E. Darwin was enabled to save what he did by living …
… Galton June 9/79. 1st ly . M rs . Eras: Darwin (neé Collier) had a jointure f m . Col l . …
… the Rev d John Gisborne— 2nd ly D r . E Darwin lived at Radbourne after his marriage to M …
… till M r . Pole was of age— M rs . Erasmus Darwin having £800-a year, besides the rent of …
… the Radbourne Let 3 rdly . D r . Eras: Darwin has to educate & place out at Ashbourne, M …
… Mother, M rs . Day— 4 thly . — D r . E Darwin lent several thousands, or I think there was …
… was left in his will to M rs . Era s . Darwin, (his 2 nd . Wife) & her Children—& it was …
… M rs . Archdall’s death. 5 th . When D r . E Darwin died—he left by his second marriage 6. …
… If the Archdall money was ever p d . M rs . Darwin was to have it, & the second family …
… at M rs . Darwin’s death—& so they did receive f r . 5 to £6,000—each f m . …
… first to last— Had M rs . Eras s . Darwin died soon after her Husband—the Pole Jointure …
… money cd. be paid which was very uncertain— Old M r . Darwin of Elston—left his Property— …
… some to his Heir William Darwin—& some to the issue of his ( …
… According to CD’s introductory sketch, Robert Waring Darwin received £20 from Erasmus when …
… he set up practice in Shrewsbury ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 85). The Poles had four children: …
… of the Pole family, a few miles west of Derby, was rented out by the Darwins for most of …
… the time until Elizabeth Darwin’s son Sacheverell Pole reached his majority at 21 ( King- …
… been employed by Erasmus as a nursemaid for Robert Waring Darwin (see King-Hele 1999 , pp. …
… 106–7). Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) , who died unmarried, was …
… the elder brother of William Brown Darwin , who then inherited Elston …
… Hall, and of Erasmus Darwin . …
… Emma Georgiana Elizabeth Darwin never married. …

To Francis Darwin 12 July [1879]

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Notes observations on sensitivity and movement of radicles.

Has finished chapter [of Movement in plants] on sleeping plants and is now looking over heliotropism notes.

Is perplexed by Erasmus Darwin; Erasmus [A. Darwin] likes it, but Henrietta thinks it much too long.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Francis Darwin
Date:	12 July [1879]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 62
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12152

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Francis …
… To Francis Darwin 12 July [1879] …
… DAR 211: 62 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 …
… July [1879] Francis Darwin …
… and is now looking over heliotropism notes. Is perplexed by Erasmus Darwin ; Erasmus [A. …
… Darwin] likes it, but Henrietta thinks it much too long. …
… to Lakes & finish it there. I am tired— Ever yours | C. Darwin (What are your plans, if …
… you have any, you degenerate Darwin. ) Abbadabba flourishing & Dumming …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
… from 2 to 27 August 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… CD jokingly alludes to some of the more illustrious Darwin ancestors discovered …
… by George Howard Darwin while …
… researching Darwin family history (see letter from G. …
… H. Darwin, 24 June 1879 ). Abbadabba …
… was a pet name for Francis’s son, Bernard Darwin . ‘Dumming’: Bernard’ …
… s mispronunciation of ‘drumming’ (see letter to Francis Darwin, 4 July [1879] ). …
… by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 . …
… See letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 and n. 1. Francis had not mentioned …
… Virginia spiderwort; see letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 and n. 2). CD described …
… mustard; see letter from Francis Darwin, [after 16 June 1879] ). In his investigations …
… the roots with gold-beater’s skin (see letter to Francis Darwin, 25 June [1879] and n. 5). …
… curvature’, see the letter to Francis Darwin, 16 June [1879] , n. 8. The long chapter for …
… away from the sun (see letter to Francis Darwin, 25 June [1879] and n. 6). Various members …
… proof-sheets of CD’s biographical sketch for Erasmus Darwin ; among them were Henrietta …
… Emma Litchfield , Erasmus Alvey Darwin , and …
… Emma Darwin . …
… The Darwins stayed at Coniston in the Lake District …

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Language: key letters

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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…

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… human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the …
… he first began to reflect on the transmutation of species. Darwin’s correspondence reveals the scope …
… he exchanged information and ideas. Letter 346: Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, C. S., 27 Feb 1837 …
… one stock.” Letter 2070: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [before 29 Sept 1857] …
… down of former continents.” Letter 3054: Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 2 Feb [1861] …
… that languages, like species, were separately created. Darwin writes to the geologist Charles Lyell …
… I tell him is perfectly logical.” Letter 5605: Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 15 Aug …
… loud noise?” Letter 7040: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [1868-70?] As …
… gradually growing to such a stage” Letter 8367: Darwin, C. R. to Wright, Chauncey, 3 June …
… unconsciously altering the breed. Letter 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 …
… Letter 10194: Max Müller, Friedrich to Darwin, C. R., 13 Oct [1875] For Müller, human and …
… Language […]” Letter 9887: Dawkins, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 14 Mar 1875 The …
… of race […]” Letter 11074: Sayce, A. H. to Darwin, C. R., 27 July 1877 Darwin’s …
… and comparative philologist Archibald Sayce wrote to Darwin with a series of detailed questions …
… how a child first uttered the word ‘mum’. In his reply, Darwin told Sayce “that ‘mum’ arose from …

Language: Interview with Gregory Radick

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Darwin made a famous comment about parallels between changes in language and species change. Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University, talks about the importance of the development of language to Darwin, what…

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… the interview. 1. According to Darwin, how did language begin? …
… a bit more about that? 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… is the power of language. And the most important element in Darwin’s account of the origin of …
… the world or standing for feelings, begin to accumulate, and Darwin says these signs gave advantages …
… predators that might attack them, whatever it might be, Darwin thinks had an advantage in the …
… So language begins to accumulate like that. Likewise, Darwin thinks, in the courtship competition …
… better functioning brains. And a very important part of Darwin’s account of the origin of language …
… become more intelligent. And with larger intelligence comes, Darwin thinks, so many things—the …
… and so forth. 2. Was this an important topic for Darwin? And if so, why? It was hugely …
… systems of nonhuman animals, and human language. And so Darwin saw himself as trying to combat that …
… Darwinian account of the origin of language. 3. Darwin made a famous comment about parallels …
… that? Well, there’s a famous passage at the end of Darwin’s discussion of the evolutionary …
… ten of these. And a question has arisen, quite what was Darwin getting up to in pointing out these …
… debate, and on the one side are people who say that Darwin couldn’t resist an opportunity to review …
… but I also think something more is going on there. Darwin was very concerned to defend his position …
… the languages still show the formerly high state. So Darwin’s concerned, in my view, to …
… people who like to think of themselves as fans of Charles Darwin because, of course, we don’t …
… that, equality of languages. But that wasn’t the case for Darwin, that wasn’t how he understood his …
… him and us, however uncomfortable. 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… topics, I learned that there was a story around about how Darwin, very late in life, had changed his …
… of study of all this, and it turns out that from the time of Darwin’s death through till now, …
… not quite at the deathbed, but in 1881, a letter in which Darwin wrote to a friend of his that he …

Darwin’s queries on expression

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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…

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… When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect …
… ease of distribution sometime in late 1867 or early 1868. Darwin went over his questions, refining …
… was the collection of observations on a global scale. Darwin was especially interested in peoples …
… cultural and conventional, or instinctive and universal. Darwin used his existing correspondence …
… and with the mouth a little drawn back at the corners?” Darwin’s questionnaire was an extension of …
… was also carefully devised so as to prevent the feelings of Darwin’s remote observers from colouring …
… and not the susceptibilities of a moral nature.” Darwin did not typically countenance such …
… the collection of information to its display in print. After Darwin received all of the replies to …
… except “yes” or “no.” “The same state of mind” Darwin would later assert in Expression of the …
… uniformity.” Table of Correspondence about Darwin’s Questionnaire (click on the letter …
… could available online ahead of schedule as part of the “Darwin and Human Nature” project, funded by …
… Southampton, England letter to W.E. Darwin shrugging/pouting of …
… blushing Darwin, Francis 20 June 1867 …
… Bartlett and S. Sutton Darwin, Francis …
… pouting Darwin, W.E. [after 29 March 1868] …
… blushing in blind students Darwin, W.E. [7 …
… blushing Darwin, W.E. [22? April 1868] …
… Place, London, England letter to Emma Darwin baby expression …
… Conway, Wales letter to Emma Darwin infant daughter …

Darwin on human evolution

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'I hear that Ladies think it delightful reading, but that it does not do to talk about it, which no doubt promotes the sale.' For the first time online you can now read the full texts of nearly 800 letters Darwin wrote and received during 1871,…

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… "you treat man in such a bare-faced manner." Darwin wrote and received more …
… and 5000 more copies were published during the year. Darwin's friend Joseph Dalton Hooker …
… promotes the sale.' Read a detailed account of Darwin's life and work for this …
… species , appeared at almost the same time as Descent . Darwin found his criticisms deeply …
… makes me the most arrogant, odious beast that ever lived.' Darwin financed the re-publication …
… pouting &c. &c Once Descent was published, Darwin continued his work on …
… cast up by earth worms over a square yard. Darwin didn't confine himself to the …
… 10px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]] In 1871, Darwin's …
… in a brief diary that she kept for part of the year. Darwin clearly found the prospect of her …
… not to mention still more important aids in the reasoning', Darwin wrote to her after the …
… mathematics and science. In his letter of congratulations, Darwin became philosophical: I …

Moral Nature

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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…

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… | Selected Readings In Descent of Man , Darwin argued that human morality had …
… (Barrett et al. eds. 1987, p. 619) Darwin gathered observations over many decades on …
… Though rooted in instinctive sympathy, moral behavior for Darwin was not purely automatic or …
… the social instincts that humans shared with animals. Darwin's moral theory was the most …
… obligation, compassion, guilt, and the pangs of conscience. Darwin's theory was condemned by …
… female members of their hive in order to protect the queen. Darwin engaged with his critics in …
… Letters Letter 7048 : Darwin, W. E., to Darwin, C. R., [April? 1871] In …
… of ideas, rather than as evolving from animal instinct. Darwin got clarification on this point from …
… the whole subject" Letter 7645 : Morley, John to Darwin, 30 March 1871 …
… Descent of Man in the Pall Mall Gazette (Morley 1871). Darwin admired the review, and …
… from generation to generation." Letter 7685 : Darwin to Morley, John, 14 April …
… animal." Letter 7691 , Morley, John, to Darwin, 17 April 1871 "I don …
… at a time when Paris is aflame". Letter 7145 : Darwin to Cobbe, F. P. 23 March …
… that he read Immanuel Kant's Metaphysics of ethics . Darwin thanked her for the book, which …
… sense of mankind." Letter 7149 : Cobbe, F. P. to Darwin, 28 March [1870?] …
… Letter 7470 : Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, [before 3 March 1871] Darwin exchanged long …
… reverence or respect is shame." Letter 7537 : Darwin, C. R. to Wenslow, Hensleigh, …
… himself & regret his conduct." Letter 9377 : Darwin, C. R. to Abbott, F. E. A., …
… philosopher and free-thinker, Francis Ellingwood Abbott, Darwin suggests that even moral creatures …
… as before?" Letter 12610 : Preston, S. T. to Darwin, 20 May 1880 In …
… is Self or Self-Interest." Letter 12615 : Darwin, C. R. to Preston, S. T., 22 …
… Selected Readings Primary Darwin, Notebooks, OUN (30 [pp. 390--91], 42-9 [pp. …

The expression of emotions

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Darwin’s work on emotional expression, from notes in his Beagle diary and observations of his own children, to questionnaires, and experiments with photographs, was an integral part of his broad research on human evolution. It provided one of the main…

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… Darwin’s work on emotional expression is less well known than his more …
… the descent of humans from animals. Early work Darwin’s earliest observations of …
… children Another important source of information for Darwin was infants. Darwin recorded …
… children followed, and the record was kept through 1856. Darwin’s wife, Emma also recorded her …
… and that had originally given competitive advantage. Darwin’s picture gallery Darwin …
… several London photographers to capture specific emotions. Darwin used the photographs as emotional …
… of that experiment here . Gathering data: Darwin’s expression questionnaire Darwin …
… or who were in contact with missionaries or travellers. Darwin received replies from South Africa, …
… table form . The writing of Expression Darwin originally intended to publish his …
… The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872). Darwin incorporated some of the wide …
… or for simple reasons of economy. Some of the replies to Darwin’s questionnaire contain descriptions …
… reported detailed observations and experiments conducted on Darwin’s behalf, investigating the …
… expressing devotion. These pages highlight the importance of Darwin’s correspondence for the study …

Results of the Darwin Online Emotions Experiment

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Thanks to all who took part in our online emotions experiment – over 18,000 of you! The formal stage of the experiment is now over, but it will be staying online as an activity, so if you don’t want to know the results, look away now. If you’d like to…

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… were processed in exactly the same way but, as with Darwin’s original experiment with colleagues, …
… a much larger number and broader range of test subjects than Darwin. Darwin only tested 23 English …
… that our responses came from all over the world. Though Darwin’s subjects were all middle class …
… of taking part, and in learning more about the context of Darwin’s studies of expression and the …
… sense of what it was like to participate in an experiment in Darwin’s day. What we can say is …
… of, often conflicting, interpretations. This was true of Darwin’s subjects as well. Clearly some of …
… photographs for a long time. This is broadly in keeping with Darwin’s conclusion that ‘many shades …
… to have been seen as an emotion in Victorian times. Darwin was surprisingly inventive in …
… You can find the experiment, background context and Darwin’s results here . …

Descent

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There are more than five hundred letters associated with the research and writing of Darwin’s book, Descent of man and selection in relation to sex (Descent). They trace not only the tortuous route to eventual publication, but the development of Darwin’s…

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… hundred letters associated with the research and writing of Darwin’s book, Descent of man and …
… route to eventual publication, but the development of Darwin’s thinking: his utter confidence that …
… and song, as well as antlers, horns, and pincers. Darwin relied more than ever on his …
… 17. They are by A. F. Hill and entitled 'A little more of Darwin's Descent of Man'. …
… in two volumes in 1871, yet as late as the summer of 1868 Darwin thought it would be only a ‘ short …
… mass of notes ’ that went back twenty years. Darwin claimed his reluctance to publish on …
… published The antiquity of man [Lyell 1863a] in 1863. Darwin had looked forward to it eagerly, …
… Book has come ’ In the midst of reading Lyell, Darwin also received a copy of Thomas Henry …
… he crowed, ‘ as good as a dessert ’. Nevertheless, Darwin felt there was yet more evidence that …
… A few months later, still not intending to publish, Darwin offered his notes on humans – ‘ at …
… the theory of “natural selection”’[Wallace 1864d]. Darwin already suspected that ‘a sort of sexual …
… much perplexed on this head, a Chapt. on Man ’ Darwin first considered including ‘ a …
… volume, “ an essay on the origin of mankind ”. Darwin turned to a mass of research notes, …
… fowls sent by Bernard Peirce Brent in 1861 , described by Darwin as ‘almost an essay’ and quoted …
… Once he had decided on a separate publication, however, Darwin needed far more information and of a …
… the volume of his correspondence dramatically increased as Darwin fired off requests for help. …
… ’. Not only did the number of letters increase, but Darwin’s correspondence networks …
… travel-writer William Winwood Reade who had first contacted Darwin with an offer of help after …
… to ask a man to marry them is quoted in Descent 2: 374. Darwin seized on Reade as a valuable …
… In response to a barrage of questions from Darwin , the entomologist Henry Stainton not only …
… own correspondents and copied out their responses also . Darwin’s letters to Stainton are typical …
… exchanged with Stainton alone. Fearing exhaustion, Darwin’s family insisted that he take a …
… the zoological Gardens ’. One of those breeders whom Darwin drew on extensively was his long …
… greyhounds and cattle , and begged information on Darwin’s behalf on the ratios of male and …
… and the importance of plumage colour to mating success. Darwin referred in Descent to an …
… As time went on and he was no nearer publication, Darwin described the subject of sexual selection …
… males & females, cocks & hens ’. As he wrote, Darwin referred specific passages to …
… ‘no moths were more finely coloured beneath than above’, Darwin sent the rewritten section on the …
… and queries, including a proposed modification of Darwin’s view that female butterflies and moths …
… Descent 1: 404–10.) Sadly we cannot know to what extent Darwin may have acted on Bates’ …

Race, Civilization, and Progress

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Darwin's first reflections on human progress were prompted by his experiences in the slave-owning colony of Brazil, and by his encounters with the Yahgan peoples of Tierra del Fuego. Harsh conditions, privation, poor climate, bondage and servitude,…

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… Letters | Selected Readings Darwin's first reflections on human progress were …
… human progress or cause degeneration. In the "Fuegians", Darwin thought he had witnessed …
… several years earlier as part of a missionary enterprise. Darwin was struck by the progress that had …
… been returned to their native land. After the voyage, Darwin began to question the …
… After the publication of Origin of Species , many of Darwin's supporters continued to …
… or extermination of other peoples and cultures. When Darwin wrote about the human races and …
… on human and animal behavior accumulated over three decades. Darwin argued forcefully for the unity …
… and beyond. Letters Darwin’s first observations of the peoples …
… Cambridge, John Stevens Henslow. Letter 204 : Darwin to Henslow, J. S., 11 April 1833 …
… Charles wrote to his sister, Emily Catherine Darwin, about witnessing slavery in the Portuguese …
… effect in the following year. Letter 206 : Darwin to Darwin, E. C., 22 May [– 14 July] …
… descent. Letter 4933 : Farrar, F. W. to Darwin, 6 November 1865 "so …
… this a very strong argument for the Polygenist?" Darwin asked the English settler …
… of replies from the South African native, Christian Gaika. Darwin was impressed by Gaika's …
… of civilization of the natives. Letter 5617 , Darwin to Weale, J. P. M., 27 August …
… civilization" Letter 5722 , Weale, J. P. M. to Darwin, [10 December 1867] …
… Just prior to the publication of Origin of Species , Darwin discussed his views on progress in a …
… structure. This remained a point of dispute between many of Darwin’s scientific supporters, …
… Alpheus Hyatt. In the last edition of Origin (1872), Darwin tried to clarify his position: " …
… ( Origin , 6 th ed, p. 98). Letter 2503 : Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, C., 11 October …
… which I have briefly discussed in the Origin." Darwin discussed the role of …
… the philosopher William Graham. Letter 2503 : Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, C., 11 October …
… races being exterminated." Letter 3439 : Darwin to Kingsley, Charles, 6 February …
… a unit, will have risen in rank." Letter 4510 : Darwin to Wallace, A. R., 28 [May …
… & moral qualities. Letter 13230 : Darwin to Graham, William, 3 July 1881 …
… Selected Readings Primary Charles Darwin, Notebooks, B 18-29; E 95-7 [ …
… Secondary Adrian Desmond and James Moore, Darwin's Sacred Cause . London: Allen …

The Darwin and Human Nature film series

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We chose four films to cover a broad chronology from the early 19th to the early 20th century; and a range of themes, including teaching Darwinism, slavery and race, degeneration in Victorian society, the boundaries between normal and abnormal in the…

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… were films that would make surprising connections to Charles Darwin’s work on human nature, and that …

Expression

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Darwin's interest in emotional expression can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the different sounds and gestures among the peoples of Tierra del Fuego, and on his return from the voyage he started recording observations…

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… Darwin's interest in emotional expression can be traced as far back as the …
… and sympathy, comparing the behaviour of humans and animals. Darwin's work on expression was …
… in 1872, it had been over thirty years in gestation. Darwin sometimes referred to expression …
… more that I shd like to write but I have not strength '. Darwin persevered, however. He …
… to two volumes, and then so did Descent . By 1870, Darwin had amassed so much material that it …
… to comfort him '. Unlike the many men who contributed to Darwin's research, and whose …
… by name. While he was observing his children at home, Darwin was also studying expression in …
… out & purr '. Observations extended to caged creatures. Darwin requested his niece Lucy …
… make it scream without hurting it much? ' When in London, Darwin sometimes went to the zoo …
… of the oddest ever asked '. Another main object of Darwin's investigation was …
… and shake their heads horizontally to express dissent? '. Darwin continued to refine his …
… were able to distribute additional copies locally, so that Darwin's questionnaire reached …
… North and South America, and South Africa. Despite Darwin's precisely worded questions, …
… me more as the snarling contentions of cowardly dogs '. Darwin received one response from a …
… Gaika's replies, written out in English, so impressed Darwin that he remarked to his colonial …
… a truly wonderful fact in the progress of civilization '. Darwin's outlook was …
… the worse servant he is. ' Most of the overt racism of Darwin's correspondents was passed …
… between peoples were also erased. Such exclusions allowed Darwin to conclude more readily that …
… ancestral species. Another class of subjects whom Darwin thought were particularly important …
… the well-known alienist Henry Maudsley who forwarded Darwin's queries to his friend, James …
… to document and classify his patients, and he sent Darwin a large number of medical portraits, …
… to that of some animals when under threat . For Browne, Darwin's letters and the opportunity …
… '. On learning of Browne's interest in photography, Darwin lent him another set of …
… than the often exaggerated depictions of artists. When Darwin requested permission to use some of …
… men of science the question of money cannot exist .' Darwin was extremely interested in …
… states, to explain expression. This was consistent with Darwin's theory that emotional response …
… that (had once) prepared a creature to flee or fight. Darwin drew heavily on the experimental …
… muscles to communicate higher moral and spiritual feelings. Darwin corresponded with a number of …
… specialist Franz Donders performed detailed experiments on Darwin's behalf to determine the …

Hensleigh Wedgwood

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Hensleigh Wedgwood, Emma Darwin’s brother and Charles’s cousin, was a philologist, barrister and original member of the Philological Society, which had been created in 1842. In 1857, while Wedgwood was preparing a dictionary of English etymology, he wrote…

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… How can an English bishop and a French évêque help Darwin explain his theories about species and …
… Indo-European languages. Hensleigh Wedgwood, Emma Darwin’s brother and Charles’ cousin was a …
… preparing a dictionary of English etymology, he wrote to Darwin suggesting that the common …
… with the extinct word episcopus. ” Charles Darwin dropped the bishops, but used the …

The origin of language

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Darwin started thinking about the origin of language in the late 1830s. The subject formed part of his wide-ranging speculations about the transmutation of species. In his private notebooks, he reflected on the communicative powers of animals, their…

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… Darwin started thinking about the origin of language in the late 1830s. The …
… communicate to each other” (Barrett ed. 1987, p. 542-3). Darwin observed the similarities between …
… Proponents of the natural language theory included Darwin’s cousin, Hensleigh Wedgwood , the …
… series of influential lectures delivered several years after Darwin’s Origin of Species , Max …
… the cries of beasts” (Müller 1861, 1: 22-3, 354). Darwin eventually published his views on …
… the similarities between animal and human communication. Darwin’s arguments were based on his broad …
… as well as observations of his own children and pets. Darwin described how language might have …
… and snarls, for example), which functioned as warning signs. Darwin addressed the natural theology …
… other functions, especially the use of the hands. Finally, Darwin drew an extended analogy between …
… and animal psychology, build upon the work of Darwin and his contemporaries, while taking that work …
… sources Barrett, Paul. et al. eds. Charles Darwin’s Notebooks, 1836-1841. Cambridge: …
… Johns Hopkins University Press. Alter, Steven G. 2008. Darwin and the linguists: the …
… Biomedical Sciences , 39: 38-50. Beer, Gillian. 1996. Darwin and the growth of language …
… of Chicago Press. Richards, Robert. J. 1987. Darwin and the emergence of evolutionary …

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