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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

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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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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What did Darwin believe?

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What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of his theory of evolution for religious faith? These questions were asked again and again in the years following the publication of Origin of species (1859). They are…

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… What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of …
… rhetoric of crusading secularists, many of whom take Darwin as an icon. But Darwin was very …
… Letters became an important medium through which Darwin’s readers sought to draw him out on matters …
… the religious implications of his work. Letters written to Darwin by persons unknown to him became …
… own. Mary Boole’s letter In December 1866 Darwin received a letter from Mary Boole, a …
… See the letter Boole, like a number of Darwin’s readers, found a way of reconciling the …
… with some form of religious belief. But when Boole asks Darwin about specific points of belief, such …
… See the letter In his response to Boole, Darwin implies that certain questions are beyond …
… Science, or by the so called “inner consciousness”’. Darwin does not dismiss different forms of …
… such territory in this letter to a stranger. Emma Darwin In what is perhaps …
… mind. See the letter In this letter, Darwin is quite clear that he has never …
… he says, is often in a state of flux. What did Darwin mean by the term “agnostic”? The word …
… about questions such as the existence and nature of God. For Darwin, it also seems to imply that …
… be answered by science, and other questions that can not. Darwin had made this point in his response …
… their engagement in 1838, we find an early expression of Darwin’s religious doubts. Darwin’s …
… with you. See the letter We know from Darwin’s scientific notebooks from this …
… these differences to be shared. The tendency amongst Darwin scholars has been to assume that …
… part, sustained their marriage. If not deeply religious, Darwin was at least not disrespectful to …
… and wifely devotion have appeared only as a background to Darwin’s own life and intellectual …
… was another important religious tradition in the Darwin and Wedgwood families. Josiah Wedgwood, who …
… the Darwins and Wedgwoods, together in the first place. Darwin had attended a Unitarian school in …
… writer Frances Power Cobbe. All were regular guests of Darwin’s brother Erasmus, and of Emma’s …
… only to recite the liturgy. But we know, from Francis Darwin’s comments, that Emma used to make the …
… Emma’s Bible also contains some annotations by Darwin. These indicate a critical reading of …
… approaches to the text. They also show that Darwin looked to the Bible as a guide to moral …
… you do not consider your opinion as formed’. As Darwin would later reveal to Fordyce and …

Darwin and the Church

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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…

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… The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
… unique window into this complicated relationship throughout Darwin’s life, as it reveals his …
… belief (and doubt) than many non-conformist denominations. Darwin’s parents attended a Unitarian …
… the necessary studies to be a clergyman. During Darwin’s lifetime, the vast majority of the …
… income was essential to enjoy a gentlemanly lifestyle. For Darwin, who could rely on the financial …
… compatible with the pursuit of scientific interests. Indeed, Darwin’s Cambridge mentor, John Stevens …
… (Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (1887): 321). Darwin started on his journey around the world …
… it even through a grove of Palms.—’ (letter to Caroline Darwin, 25–6 April [1832] ). Darwin’s …
… Museum or some other learned place’ (letter from E. A. Darwin, 18 August [1832] ). Writing to Fox …
… about—’ (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s doubts about orthodox belief, and …
… in 1838 and 1839, as can be read here. In the end, Darwin chose a middle course—a life of ease in …
… within six years of his return from the Beagle voyage, Darwin moved to Down House, in the …
… where their children Mary and Charles were buried; later Darwin’s brother Erasmus, Emma’s sister …
… of Emma, whose religious scruples are discussed here. But Darwin’s correspondence reveals his own …
… Although he was not the principal landowner in Down, Darwin was a gentleman of means, and clearly …
… made inroads on Anglican authority in the countryside. The Darwin family took an interest in, and …
… Many of the letters highlighted in this section focus on Darwin’s long-standing relationship with …
… To the end of his life Innes refused to be persuaded by Darwin’s theory of evolution, but …
… cordial; in the first extant letter of the correspondence, Darwin wrote to Innes expressing concern …
… to 1869 (letter to J. B. Innes, [8 May 1848] and n. 2). Darwin praised Innes to John William …
… from Down (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 December [1861] ). Darwin and Innes continued to correspond …
… Innes, 7 December 1868 ). Innes had a tendency to tease Darwin about his theories rather than …

Darwin and religion in America

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Thomas Dixon, 'America’s Difficulty with Darwin', History Today (2009), reproduced by permission. Darwin has not been forgotten. But he has, in some respects, been misremembered. That has certainly been true when it comes to the relationship…

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… America’s Difficulty with Darwin Thomas Dixon __________ Does anything …
… does not seem to be any danger of the world forgetting who Darwin was, or how his theory of …
… around with us in our pockets: an iconic image of Darwin, looking like a cross between Socrates and …
… resurgence of enthusiasm for the idea of a conflict between Darwin and God. Battle has been joined …
… we examine the peculiarly American religious response to Darwin in more detail, let us return …
… throughout their marriage. Religious controversy would also, Darwin knew, be inimical to the …
… in God. We can, thanks to the labours of a group of Darwin scholars at Cambridge University …
… Bromley, Kent, October 1 st , 1859.’ Down House was Darwin’s home, a rural retreat where he …
… gentleman naturalist, was not a manifesto for atheism. Darwin had read the book of nature and found …
… Origin of Species , we find the same message restated. Darwin wrote that ‘it accords better with …
… ennobled.’ In the famous final sentence of the book, Darwin concluded: ‘There is grandeur in this …
… being, evolved.’ From the second edition of 1860 onwards, Darwin altered the phrase ‘breathed into a …
… implications of the Darwinian view of nature, including Darwin himself, who, in private, was …
… (one of thousands that can now be read online thanks to the Darwin Correspondence Project), he wrote …
… correct description of my state of mind.’ Whatever Darwin’s own doubts, by 1882 most …
… religious worries about evolution, and a famous spat between Darwin’s friend Thomas Huxley and the …
… Frederick Farrar assured the assembled dignitaries that Darwin’s theory posed no threat to belief in …
… Bible describing the wisdom of Solomon, which he applied to Darwin: ‘He spake of trees, from the …
… find that about half of the population deny the truth of Darwin’s theory and believe, instead, that …

Darwin and Design

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At the beginning of the nineteenth century in Britain, religion and the sciences were generally thought to be in harmony. The study of God’s word in the Bible, and of his works in nature, were considered to be part of the same truth. One version of this…

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… Some key fossils of Megatherium had been supplied by Darwin, who found them on the coast of Chile …
… based on the authority of the Church and its leaders. Darwin’s work is usually viewed as …
… and then accumulated through natural selection. Darwin’s own view, presented in his …
… the wind blows. Autobiography, p. 50 Yet Darwin’s beliefs about the role of a …
… does to effect it for once. Reactions to Darwin’s work also show that its meaning as …
… to subtle accommodation, to active support. Darwin’s explanation for species change, natural …
… form, as an instrument of God’s design. One of Darwin’s most avid readers was the Anglican …
… professor of modern history at Cambridge. Kingsley wrote to Darwin shortly after the publication of …
… as a product of beneficent design. His remarks pleased Darwin so much that he had this sentence …
… selection was not inconsistent with natural theology. Darwin, according to Gray, said only that …
… laws open, for theologians to answer as they might. Darwin’s response was again enthusiastic. …
… distribution in England. The correspondence between Darwin and Gray is especially rich in …
… on for decades prior to the publication of Origin. Darwin’s work thus did not introduce …
… ‘Pope Huxley’ by friends and critics alike, he sketched Darwin as a bishop in a letter of 1868, …
… he presented a completely different picture: one in which Darwin’s critics were branded as biblical …
… that he was not in fact opposed to transmutation, only to Darwin’s particular explanation for it. …
… pronounced today, and it is crucial to understanding how Darwin continues to be a watchword. Today …
… choices: science or religion; evolution or belief in God. Darwin’s correspondence shows that this …

'Re: Design' dramatisation

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A dramatisation of the correspondence between Charles Darwin and Asa Gray was commissioned by the Darwin Project, and written by Cambridge playwright, Craig Baxter. It was developed for the stage by director Paul Bourne of the Menagerie Theatre Company,…

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… A dramatisation of the correspondence between Charles Darwin and Asa Gray was commissioned by the …
… UK. The drama, titled Re:Design , uses entirely Darwin's own words and those of his …
… directed by Paul Bourne, featuring Terry Molloy as Charles Darwin, Matthew Hendrickson as Asa Gray, …
… of original texts: the original, written words of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and their contemporaries. …
… feel a little of what it must have been like to be Charles Darwin or Asa Gray or Joseph Hooker. it …
… . A third revison of the script, performed during the Darwin 2009 festival and introducing a …

British Association meeting 1860

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Several letters refer to events at the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Oxford, 26 June – 3 July 1860. Darwin had planned to attend the meeting but in the end was unable to. The most famous incident of the meeting was the verbal…

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… of Science held in Oxford, 26 June – 3 July 1860. Darwin had planned to attend the meeting, having …
… his own poor health and that of his daughter, Henrietta Emma Darwin. Indeed, Darwin spent the week …
… the “debate” between Huxley and Wilberforce over Darwin’s theory were not well reported in the …
… 1914, 1: 50); John William Draper (Fleming 1950); and also Darwin ( LL 2: 320–3, F. Darwin ed. …
… debate, see Jensen 1988.) Discussions of Darwin’s theory that occurred in other sections of the …
… most complete contemporary report of the meeting and which Darwin himself read. Only those passages …
… of the Sexuality of Plants, with particular Reference to Mr. Darwin’s Work “”On the Origin of …
… remarked that if we adopt in any degree the views of Mr. Darwin with respect to the origin of …
… to fix the limits within which the doctrine proposed by Mr. Darwin may assist us in distinguishing …
… any discussion of the general question of the truth of Mr. Darwin’s theory. He felt that a general …
… with regard to the probabilities of the truth of Mr. Darwin’s theory. Whilst giving all praise to Mr …
… of Europe, considered with Reference to the Views of Mr. Darwin and others, that the Progression of …
… stated, he could not subscribe to the hypothesis of Mr. Darwin. His primordial germ had not been …
… of the other. In the great case of the pigeons quoted by Mr. Darwin, he admitted that no sooner were …
… in the closely-allied forms of the horse and the ass. Mr. Darwin’s conclusions were an hypothesis, …
… of science and humanity.— Prof. HUXLEY defended Mr. Darwin’s theory from the charge of its being …
… an undulation of light had never been arrested and measured. Darwin’s theory was an explanation of …
… Admiral FITZROY regretted the publication of Mr. Darwin’s book, and denied Prof. Huxley’s statement, …
… having asserted that all men of science were hostile to Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis,—whereas he himself …
… had, as it appeared to him, completely misunderstood Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis: his Lordship intimated …
… wholly opposed to the facts, reasonings, and results of Mr. Darwin’s work, that he could not …
… lead careful and philosophical naturalists to favour Mr. Darwin’s views. To this assertion Dr. …
… of varieties, and afforded the strongest countenance to Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis. As regarded his own …
… was neither more nor less entitled to acceptance than Mr. Darwin’s: neither was, in the present …
… fifteen years ago been privately made acquainted with Mr. Darwin’s views, he had during that period …
… and most different Floras at home. Now, then, that Mr. Darwin had published it, he had no hesitation …

Science and Religion Interviews

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The importance of Darwin and the nineteenth century debates on science and religion for present day issues and concerns, such as intelligent design, are addressed in series of interviews with leading scientists, philosophers and historians.

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… The importance of Darwin and the nineteenth century debates on science and religion for present …
… and screenplays, and a prize-winning poet. Her book The Darwin Poems , which explores aspects of …
… Randal Keynes is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and the author of Annie’s Box …
… ( Organisms and Artifacts , 2004), and on the role of Darwin and Darwinism in modern philosophy ( …
… at the University of Oxford. His book Evolution Before Darwin is due to be published in 2010 by …

Essays & reviews by Asa Gray

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Asa Gray wrote a series of reviews of Darwin’s works for American magazines such as Atlantic Monthly and The Nation. These gave publicity to Darwin’s theories, and they also contained extended reflections on the possible implications of these theories…

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… Asa Gray wrote a series of reviews of Darwin’s works for American magazines such as Atlantic …
… of these theories for natural theology and religious belief. Darwin was particularly pleased with …
… between 1860 and 1876, which bear especially on the topic of Darwin and religion, are provided here …

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