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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 CD’s 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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… 1880 Elizabeth (Bessy) (Lizzy) Darwin …
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… 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. …

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

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… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

To CD’s 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

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To CD’s 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

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… 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

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… DAR (CD library— Index Kewensis tom. 1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Dec …
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From C. D.’s 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; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	17 Jan 1880
Classmark:	DAR 99: 208
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12428

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… DAR 99: 208 Elizabeth (Bessy) (Lizzy) Darwin …
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… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield unstated …
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To CD’s 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; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	17 [Jan 1880]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 1
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12429

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… DAR 211: 1 Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 [Jan …
… 1880] Elizabeth (Bessy) (Lizzy) Darwin …
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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

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… From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. …
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… 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

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… 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 …

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

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… From Edward Levett Darwin 7 September 1863 …
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… 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, …
… 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 …
… the 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 …
… 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 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

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… DAR 174: 19 Francis (Frank) Parker Chester 22 Apr 1867 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Sends £600 bequeathed by Susan Darwin to CD’s younger children. …
… 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 . .... …

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

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… to W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] . …
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… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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), …

Wedgwood, Emma (1808–96)

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… scientific work - she passed scientific requests from Darwin along to her correspondents. …
… Darwin saw Emma as an exemplary wife. Relevant Gender Resources: http:// …
… scientists-wives Primary Sources: Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/entry-441 Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/entry-542 Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/entry-761 Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/entry-4498f Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/entry-7922 Darwin Correspondence Database, https:// …
… Desmond and James Moore and Janet Browne, ‘Darwin, Charles Robert (1809–1882)’, Oxford …
… www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7176, accessed 20 Feb 2013] Emma Darwin (1904) and (1915). …
… WSL,26,27,28,29,30 Wedgwood, Josiah II Darwin, C. R. …
… Emma Wedgwood Darwin 1808–96 Youngest daughter of Josiah Wedgwood II. …
… in 1839. Further Information: Emma Darwin née Wedgwood (1808-1896) was the youngest …
… of Josiah Wedgwood II. In January 1839 she married her first cousin, Charles Darwin. …
… She and Darwin had 10 children. Emma was religious: she had been baptised in the …
… beliefs. Early in her relationship with Darwin, Emma expressed concern about his religious …
… salvation. In spite of her concerns over Darwin’s religious beliefs, Emma remained …
… husband’s work throughout his life. Indeed, Darwin entrusted Emma with ensuring that his …
… even if he died suddenly. Emma often took over Darwin’s correspondence when he was feeling …
… unwell. Darwin recognised the critical role Emma played in helping to manage his …

To W. E. Darwin 26 April [1862]

Summary

Thanks WED for eyeglass.

Reports on health of Horace and family matters.

Has finished Orchids.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	William Erasmus Darwin
Date:	26 Apr [1862]
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 96
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-3520

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… To W. E. Darwin 26 April [1862] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, W. E. …
… when Joseph Dalton Hooker was also visiting Down House (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… DAR 210.6: 96 Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Apr [ …
… 1862] William Erasmus Darwin …
… you saw Hooker work on plant. — Farewell, dear old fellow | Yours affect y . | C. Darwin …
… proofs of Orchids (see n. 6, below). Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that the ‘Boys …
… went to school’ on Monday 28 April 1862. George Howard Darwin and …
… Francis Darwin both attended Clapham Grammar School in south-west …
… London (see DNB s.v. Darwin, G. H. , …
… and F. Darwin 1920, p. …
… 63). Leonard Darwin had been tutored privately by George Varenne Reed since summer 1859 ( …
… Wedgwood. There is an entry in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) on 25 April 1862 that …
… half-yearly payment to Clapham Grammar School. See also letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [3 February 1862] (DAR 219.1: 48). Leonard was sent home from Clapham with …
… see CD’s Classed account book (Down House MS), letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [13 December 1862] (DAR 219.1: 69), and Correspondence vol. 11, letter to …
… G. V. Reed, 12 January 1863). Emma Darwin wrote in her diary (DAR 242) that she ‘Went to …
… was a family nickname for George (see, for example, the letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [26 March 1858] (DAR 219.1: 33), which begins ‘My dear Georgy’, but later …
… write to & not Gingo’). CD refers to Horace Darwin who had been ill since the beginning of …
… the year. According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Camilla Ludwig, …
… governess at Down House, accompanied Horace Darwin to the home of his aunt Sarah Elizabeth …

From E. A. Darwin, Charles Darwin, and W. E. Darwin to Thomas Salt 12 April 1864

Summary

Instructions concerning the payment of the principal and interest of the mortgage to Mr Childe.

Author:	William Erasmus Darwin; Erasmus Alvey Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Thomas Salt
Date:	12 Apr 1864
Classmark:	Rachel Salt (private collection); sold at Spink’s, July 2018
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-4460F

Matches: 14 hits

… E. Darwin Thomas Salt Esq re | Belmont | Shrewsbury …
… Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, E. …
… A. Darwin, C. R. Salt, Thomas …
… From E. A. Darwin, …
… Charles Darwin, and W. …
… E. Darwin to Thomas Salt 12 April 1864 …
… Salt (private collection); sold at Spink’s, July 2018 William Erasmus Darwin Erasmus …
… Alvey Darwin Charles …
… Robert Darwin 12 Apr 1864 Thomas Salt …
… from CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin (Shropshire Archives, SA D3651/B/47/1/1/1/1/6). …
… Robert Waring Darwin’s children had inherited the loans. Charles Langton was married to …
… principal to the account of the Re vd Charles Langton at the same Bank. E A Darwin | Ch. …
… R. Darwin | W. …

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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…

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… 1874, the Catholic zoologist St George Jackson Mivart caused Darwin and his son George serious …
… pp. 98–114, and Dawson 2007, pp. 77–81. George Darwin's article on marriage In …
… liberty of marriage’ in the Contemporary Review (G. H. Darwin 1873b). In this article, George …
… 76). Mivart’s argument did not win general assent. Darwin was more struck by the comments on …
… The following quotations from Mivart’s paper mention Darwin and George: p. 45: ‘Mr. Darwin, …
… sentiments, disguise them by studious reticence—as Mr. Darwin disguised at first his views as to the …
… licentiousness theoretically justified. Mr. George Darwin proposes that divorce should be made …
… deep debt of gratitude will indeed be one day due to Mr. Darwin— one difficult to over-estimate. …
… Clearing George's name On 27 July , Darwin wrote to George: he was thinking of taking …
… denial & short account of [his] essay’ and have Darwin send it for publication in the next issue …
… long and contained an abstract of George’s paper, which Darwin pointed out was not the kind of thing …
… to ‘the insanity question or oppressive laws’. Darwin’s main objection to the Quarterly …
… ‘oppressive laws’, since they were mentioned in the text Darwin wanted to quote from the review, and …
… he might be thought to endorse them ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). He sent a second …
… the charge of encouraging licentiousness. A postscript to Darwin’s letter, which may belong to …

Gaston de Saporta

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The human-like qualities of great apes have always been a source of scientific and popular fascination, and no less in the Victorian period than in any other. Darwin himself, of course, marshalled similarities in physiology, behaviour and emotional…

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… and no less in the Victorian period than in any other. Darwin himself, of course, marshalled …
… scientific evidence? Correspondence between Charles Darwin and Gaston de Saporta, a French …
… attractive to many monkeys.” In his reply , Darwin graciously thanked de Saporta for “the …
… It’s no accident that Darwin did not acknowledge de Saporta’s point about menstruation …
… Dyak novelist of the future. It’s likely that Darwin would have agreed with Beccari’s …
… kind of anecdote struck the wrong note for the conscientious Darwin, who was all too aware of how …
… evolution, de Saporta’s view on Descent suggests that Darwin’s audience was willing to accept a …
… Sources and further reading: Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, and Selection in …

Benjamin Renshaw

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How much like a monkey is a person? Did our ancestors really swing from trees? Are we descended from apes? By the 1870s, questions like these were on the tip of everyone’s tongue, even though Darwin himself never posed the problem of human evolution in…

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… these were on the tip of everyone’s tongue, even though Darwin himself never posed the problem of …
… a great deal of interest and supposition. And Darwin, with his wide and varied network of …
… named Benjamin Renshaw . In June of 1872, he wrote to Darwin about a local girl living in a …
… or "the Monkey of Agua Mansa." Bold enough to write to Darwin despite their lack of …
… convinced that it would be more than a mere curiosity to Darwin, but of actual scientific interest …
… to draw a crowd at any circus, fair, or public show. (Darwin even referred to one of the most famous …
… the monkey-girl, those images no longer exist today. Nor is Darwin's reply to Renshaw known to …
… he did: he nearly always replied to his correspondents, and Darwin was indeed interested in patterns …
… hairs scattered over the body during maturity,” Darwin wrote, indicated “that man is descended from …
… account shaded uncomfortably close to the sensational for Darwin's own careful practice and …
… to enquire into"), corresponding with a scientific man of Darwin's stature would …

Julia Wedgwood

Summary

Charles Darwin’s readership largely consisted of other well-educated Victorian men, nonetheless, some women did read, review, and respond to Darwin’s work. One of these women was Darwin’s own niece, Julia Wedgwood, known in the family as “Snow”. In July…

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… Charles Darwin’s readership largely consisted of other well-educated Victorian men, nonetheless, …
… day. Snow had a particularly notable exchange with Darwin over a review she wrote of Origin …
… means by which God’s creatures reach his ultimate goal. Darwin praised Julia’s Macmillan’s review, …
… Wedgwood’s review was well-received by Charles Darwin. Indeed, Darwin wrote to Wedgwood about her …
… rare event with my critics. [Letter July 11, [1861] from Darwin, C.D. to Wedgwood, F.J.] …
… On 8 March 2013, International Women’s Day, when the Darwin Correspondence Project hosted an event …

William B. Bowles

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As a famous figure in the debates surrounding human evolution, Darwin could be something of a lightning rod for eccentric thinkers with their own ideas about his theories. The idea of a “missing link” compelled one such enthusiast to write to him about the…

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… acquisition–came together following the publication of Darwin’s Descent of Man in 1871 in …
… a famous figure in the debates surrounding human evolution, Darwin could be something of a lightning …
… in Paris by the name of William B. Bowles suggested to Darwin that, in fact, the “missing link” was …
… it lives.” Like Gaston de Saporta , who wrote to Darwin about (among other things) male …
… and great apes. The ideas that he laid out in his letter to Darwin seem to suggest that language was …
… ideas contained in Descent of Man threatened to revoke. Darwin debated this point in his …
… Perhaps some common ground can be found between Bowles and Darwin in their willingness to put human …
… For his part, no sooner had he penned his ideas to Darwin than Bowles began to have second thoughts. …
… expressed uncertainty over the ideas he had put forth to Darwin: Now that the letter is …
… and perturbing question for modern audiences as it was for Darwin’s contemporaries. Sources …
… Transatlantic Debates on “The Negro Question.”” In Darwin in Atlantic Cultures: Evolutionary …

Joseph Simms

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The American doctor and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874, while he was staying in London. He enclosed a copy of his book Nature’s revelations of character (Simms 1873). He hoped it might 'prove…

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… and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874 , while he …
… He hoped it might 'prove sufficiently interesting’ that Darwin could ‘say a word in its favour …
… object’. No reply to the letter has been found, and Darwin was not sufficiently flattered to …
… work. Simms also made the strange request of a drawing of Darwin’s right foot: If you …
… 1873, p. 166). Unfortunately, we do not know what Darwin’s feet were like. The only known …
… above normal’ ( New York Times , 13 April 1920). Darwin's attitude to physiognomy in …
… of little or no service to me. (Expression, p. 1) Darwin was happy to use the word …
… . Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. Darwin, Charles. 1872. The expression of …

Frank Chance

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The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles but also all sorts of small, dry specimens, mostly enclosed with letters. Many of these enclosures have become separated from the letters or lost altogether,…

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… The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, …
… but we know it was written before 25 April 1871 because Darwin alluded to a case from ‘One other …
… tail and mane remaining white. Responding to these cases, Darwin made a slight change to the second …
… and notes on The Book of Job . However, his letters to Darwin not only contained some bizarre …

Caroline Kennard

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Kennard’s interest in science stemmed from her social commitments to the women's movement, her interests in nature study as a tool for educational reform, as well as her place in a tightly knit network of the Bostonian elite. Kennard was one of a…

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… correspondence with the British gentleman-naturalist Charles Darwin. On 26 December 1881, Caroline …
… but inferior intellectual qualities when compared to men. Darwin noted that given the observations …
… domestic sphere. On 28 January 1882, Kennard wrote back to Darwin, countering his argument with her …

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