Search: contains "darwin"

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

… From the Darwin children 17 January 1880 …
… Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. E. …
… Sedgwick, Sara Darwin, …
… Sara Darwin, H. E. …
… Litchfield, H. E. Darwin, C. R. …
… William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Sara Darwin , Henrietta Emma …
… Litchfield , George Howard Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , and …
… Horace Darwin . …
… DAR 99: 208 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Sara …
… Sedgwick/Sara Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield unstated …
… 17 Jan 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …

To the Darwin children 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

Matches: 27 hits

… To the Darwin children 10 January 1880 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR 210.6: 155 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan …
… 1880 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his …
… handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share. …
… 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

Matches: 40 hits

… 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 , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… 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

Matches: 25 hits

… 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

Matches: 44 hits

… 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

Matches: 45 hits

… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879 …
… DAR 210.14: 21 Reginald Darwin Buxton 7 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… 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

Matches: 18 hits

… 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

Matches: 30 hits

… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879 …
… DAR 99: 146–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 29 Mar …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems. Family news. …
… 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

Matches: 25 hits

… 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

Summary

Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	21 Feb 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 153
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11896

Matches: 26 hits

… To the Darwin children 21 February 1879 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… 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

Summary

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

Matches: 50 hits

… 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]

Summary

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

Matches: 31 hits

… 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 …

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next

Search:

darwin in keywords
Voyage of HMS Beagle in Commentary

17 Items

Darwin’s first love

Summary

Darwin’s long marriage to Emma Wedgwood is well documented, but was there an earlier romance in his life? How was his departure on the Beagle entangled with his first love? The answers are revealed in a series of flirtatious letters that Darwin was…

Matches: 27 hits

… Darwin’s long marriage to Emma Wedgwood is well documented, but was there an …
… answers are revealed in a series of flirtatious letters that Darwin was supposed to destroy. …
… at my fury and revenge— Had nineteen-year-old Darwin followed this instruction in a …
… Fanny Mostyn Owen, wrote a series of revealing letters to Darwin, giving glimpses into their …
… not know whether Fanny burnt the letters she received from Darwin, but he carefully kept the letters …
… father, William Mostyn Owen, ‘ the Governor ’. Darwin first heard about Fanny when he was an …
… The high-spirited, fun-loving Fanny, two years older than Darwin, clearly established the terms of …
… her love of the dramatic, and most of all her inclusion of Darwin in a make-believe private world, …
… Forest that shaped the relationship she developed with Darwin. The characters include Peter, a …
… In Fanny’s first letter, and in many others she wrote to Darwin, he was postilion to her housemaid, …
… words, convey a warmth of character that was first noted by Darwin’s sister Catherine. After staying …
… Sarah, both recently back from France, Catherine wrote to Darwin in Edinburgh. ‘I never saw such …
… on the social life of Brighton, she also demanded that Darwin send her ‘Shrewsbury scandal’. ‘You …
… black mysteries after so long an absence ’. Darwin, however, did leave Shrewsbury before …
… a clergyman. Fanny’s slow response to the news of Darwin’s departure came with the excuse that she …
… like any thing but what I am , a Housemaid ’. Darwin’s feelings were probably more …
… he had not heard from her. Writing before the end of Darwin’s first Cambridge term, Fanny …
… they think, of a Housemaid writing to M r Charles Darwin— ' That summer, while away …
… A gift with wings At Cambridge, Darwin’s new-found passion for entomology …
… ’, she declared herself ‘ very much oblig’d’ for Darwin’s gift. The swallow tail ‘has absolutely …
… she had not played billiards or gone riding. When Darwin did not return to Shrewsbury for …
… Hunters —and Paint brush Drivers !!! ’ Darwin was still as enraptured as ever by the Owens of …
… Fanny Owen, 27 January [1830] (DAR 204: 47), referring to Darwin as a Beetle Hunter and herself as …
… A long voyage and a secret ride In the end, it was Darwin’s ‘mania’ for natural history …
… and not, as she had heard, two years, but she reassured Darwin that she would remember him. …
… to part with you for so long ’. Little wonder that Darwin felt bereft when he learned in a …
… I would say poor dear Fanny till I fell to sleep', Darwin replied from Brazil, adding, ‘ I …

Darwin and the Beagle voyage

Summary

In 1831, Darwin joined a voyage that he later referred to ‘as by far the most important event in my life’. Dive in to our 3D model of the Beagle and find out more about life on board and the adventures that he had.

Matches: 2 hits

… Explore the ship that took Darwin around the world on his greatest adventure In 1831, …
… find out more about life on board and the adventures that Darwin had. ► Explore …

Darwin & coral reefs

Summary

The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…

Matches: 23 hits

… formation of barrier-reefs and atolls. Charles Darwin describing how he arrived at his …
… notes on geological observations that survive from the time Darwin spent on the west coast of South …
… which, though fragmentary and indirect, give evidence that Darwin had the main points of the theory …
… A letter from Robert Edward Alison, who had assisted Darwin in his observations on the elevation of …
… before leaving for the Galapagos early in September, Darwin jotted down some notes about coral …
… medium is ink, which indicates that the notes were made when Darwin was in residence ashore or on …
… which is concerned with subjects of primary interest to Darwin during his time in Chile: crustal …
… these notes on global crustal changes strongly suggests that Darwin’s theory of coral reef formation …
… at the time: the elevation of the South American continent. Darwin had by that time become a …
… of the elevation of South America. Paradoxically, Darwin’s adoption of the principle of …
… far too deep for reef-building corals to grow. Darwin was certainly familiar with Lyell’s …
… 32 coral islands, and the Frenchmen Quoy and Gaimard. As Darwin wrote to his sister Catherine, …
… rapidly growing in Low islands’. From his reading Darwin must also have been aware that his …
… Stoddart 1962, DAR 41: 22a.] The impact of Darwin’s first sighting of a coral island …
… to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands of the Indian Ocean. What Darwin saw there strengthened his …
… a monstrous hypothesis.’ While at Cocos (Keeling) Darwin wrote an entry in his diary that …
… Shortly after returning to England, Darwin told Lyell of his theory. Lyell was immediately …
… (Wilson 1972, p. 449). At Lyell’s urging, Darwin read a paper on his coral theory before the …
… of feet. Selected letters: Darwin tells his sister Susan that has told …
… 1831] . The first evidence of ideas that led to Darwin’s theory of coral reef formation: A …
… be a ‘monstrous hypothesis’: 29 April 1836 . Darwin exclaims that it ‘rejoices the inward …
… . Suggestions for further reading on Darwin and coral reefs: Armstrong, …
… Stoddart, David R. 1994. This coral episode: Darwin, Dana and the coral reefs in the Pacific. In Roy …

Darwin’s earthquakes

Summary

Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…

Matches: 10 hits

… in only one little earthquake having happened Darwin to his sister Catherine, 8 November …
… with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of …
… section of the west coast was shaken by an earthquake. Darwin was in Valdivia where the damage was …
… wreaked in the towns and villages that made an impression; Darwin and FitzRoy also noticed the small …
… of the land at Concepción had risen in altitude. Darwin, pondering a possible connection between …
… to conceive a grand geological theory. Travelling inland, Darwin concluded that all these separate …
… shock waves from a single subterranean event. Darwin had explored the Cordilleras from the …
… violent natural events, fossilised trees and other evidence, Darwin was attempting to visualise the …
… and these are amongst the most visually striking objects of Darwin’s surviving papers from the …
… South America and crossing back half way round the world, Darwin started to apply this theory on a …

Bartholomew James Sulivan

Summary

On Christmas Day 1866, Bartholomew Sulivan sat down to write a typically long and chatty letter to his old friend, Charles Darwin, commiserating on shared ill-health, glorying in the achievements of their children, offering to collect plant specimens, and…

Matches: 8 hits

… typically long and chatty letter to his old friend, Charles Darwin, commiserating on shared ill …
… of a navy family, was lieutenant on the Beagle during Darwin’s time on board. Sociable and …
… and gossip, and and was one of the few people whose visits Darwin encouraged. In 1862 he organised …
… settled in Bournemouth where they were near neighbours of Darwin’s cousins, the Langtons, and they …
… on Henrietta when she was there, and to visit William Darwin in Southampton . From the …
… natural history. Following the Beagle voyage, he sent Darwin geological observations from …
… expedition to the coast of Patagonia, a proposal Darwin supported , and in 1870 he sent Darwin …
… the South American Mission Society), passing on copies of Darwin’s ‘expression’ questionnaire to …

Journal of researches

Summary

Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…

Matches: 22 hits

… The Journal of researches , Darwin’s account of his travels round the world in H.M.S. Beagle , …
… The circumstances of its publication were not shaped by Darwin, however, but by the Beagle ’s …
… of the globe , with the title Journal and remarks . Darwin’s volume was soon issued separately …
… of the Beagle , although this title was never used in Darwin’s lifetime. Conception …
… form the basis of his publication. After Henry Holland, Darwin’s second cousin, pointed out there …
… confessed, ‘ but I found no part of yours tedious ’. Darwin’s sister Catherine also reported that …
… to criticize ’. By the end of 1836, the matter of whether Darwin’s journal would form a separate …
… the narrative be divided into three volumes with one for Darwin alone, and the ‘ profits if …
… cut out too much for fear it would become ‘ dryer ’. Darwin’s revisions did not involve only …
… the hodge-podge complete .’ Shortly after this, Darwin outlined the same plan to his …
… information from others. ‘I have been going steadily,’ Darwin told Henslow, ‘and have already made a …
… will much add to the value of the whole .’ By July 1837, Darwin had finished the draft of his book …
… work, cramming up learning to ornament my journal with ’. Darwin’s methods for acquiring …
… of activity had been spurred by assurances in May 1837 that Darwin’s volume would ‘begin to print in …
… ‘ not be published till November 1 st . ’ By 18 May, Darwin was working ‘very steadily’, but …
… at the work’ his progress was slow ’. Nonetheless, Darwin kept to the schedule, even though the …
… Since books were sent to the printer in sections, Darwin still had a few days to complete later …
… with the thistles, which will go a few days afterwards ’. Darwin also warned Henslow that he hoped …
… was something he was ‘ bound to do ’ as he had sent Darwin out on the voyage. If Darwin found …
… late August, as the proof sheets began to ‘tumble in’, Darwin’s view was confirmed and he foresaw …
… America provided by the naturalist John Richardson, but Darwin did not ‘succeed in burying the …
… all work & go and live in the country, for a few weeks ’, Darwin moaned to Henslow, who had …

Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage

Summary

Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…

Matches: 20 hits

… Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue …
… in Correspondence vol. 13, Supplement), no letters by Darwin are known before October 1825, but …
… home in Shrewsbury, and of the role his family played in Darwin’s early life; those from Sarah and …
… of the 1820s and 1830s. The letters from William Darwin Fox, Frederick William Hope, and …
… organisations and publications. The letters written to Darwin during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle …
… Science. Early years In the earliest letters Darwin was already keenly interested in …
… Cambridge University Library, indicate that Robert Waring Darwin gave his own copy to his son in …
… When himself a medical student at Edinburgh University, Darwin devoted much of his time to natural …
… beetles. Fox also introduced him to John Stevens Henslow and Darwin was a regular presence at the …
… the professor of botany. And it was Henslow who, encouraging Darwin to broaden his scientific …
… willing responses of those asked for help here, as later in Darwin’s life, are indicative of the …
… arose because of Henslow’s recognition of the abilities Darwin had displayed during his years at …
… reasonably answered. During the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Darwin’s letters convey the excitement …
… life of scientific enquiry. Coupled with this commitment was Darwin’s growing recognition of his …
… in 1839. London scientific society When Darwin returned to England in October 1836 it …
… following years that testify to the wealth and quality of Darwin’s collections and observations. But …
… passed by systematists on some of his specimens that Darwin became a committed transmutationist a …
… on organising his notes on the birds he had collected. Then, Darwin wrote of the Galápagos mocking …
… the stability of species awaited further consideration. As Darwin was able properly to consider the …
… conviction that species were mutable. By the spring of 1837 Darwin was a transmutationist and had …

Charles Darwin: the Beagle letters

Summary

This volume contains the complete texts of all the letters that the young naturalist Charles Darwin wrote and received while sailing round the world on the surveying ship the Beaglebetween 1831 and 1836. They start with letters written as a new and…

Matches: 8 hits

… Charles Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle is at once a gripping adventure story and …
… would lead to his conviction that species had evolved. Darwin’s father initially forbade him to go …
… fail to settle into a career, but he relented and we see Darwin prepare for his travels, land on his …
… landing on the Galapagos Islands and collecting specimens. Darwin’s letters are counterpoised by …
… of Jane Austen and George Eliot. The story ends with Darwin’s return to England, the delighted …
… texts of all the letters that the young naturalist Charles Darwin wrote and received while sailing …
… with a substantial introduction by the leading Darwin biographer, Janet Browne, and with a series of …
… published in volume 1 of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , Burkhardt et al. eds. CUP …

Robert FitzRoy

Summary

Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the…

Matches: 22 hits

… Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men …
… relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the …
… evolutionary theory. FitzRoy is now too often viewed through Darwin’s increasingly negative opinion …
… Admiralty that a ‘Savant’ had been found, ‘ A M r Darwin grandson of the well known philosopher …
… on 2 October 1836, two years later than originally planned, Darwin told FitzRoy: ‘ If you do not …
… a most inconvenient time to marry ’, according to Darwin. FitzRoy then turned to the production of …
… His contributions were eclipsed by the volume written by Darwin, which went on to have an …
… of Tierra del Fuego was far less extreme than that of Darwin ; they were, according to FitzRoy, …
… but adamant in the importance of missionary work. In 1836, Darwin joined with FitzRoy in …
… voyage was philosophical in its aims, not only because Darwin was on board, but because of FitzRoy’s …
… ‘You will be amused with FitzRoy’s Deluge Chapter’, Darwin wrote to his sister Caroline, adding that …
… political obstacles and his religious beliefs hardened. Darwin embarked on the Beagle as a young …
… secretary of the Geological Society of London. In 1834, Darwin had reported that FitzRoy’s ‘ most …
… Others were dismayed by FitzRoy’s opposition to Darwin’s theory of evolution. In 1866, Victor Carus …
… yours. ’ Decline and fall FitzRoy and Darwin had spent the Beagle voyage …
… of himself and the officers on the Beagle in Darwin’s volume of the Narrative . Just weeks …
… manner ’. When FitzRoy moved away from London in 1839, Darwin was ‘right glad of it’ as he was …
… returned from his difficult governorship of New Zealand, Darwin set the tone of their relationship …
… tears into my father’s eyes ’. From 1854, Darwin was a member of the Royal Society committee …
… FitzRoy was the head, but the two men rarely met. In 1859, Darwin guessed that FitzRoy was the …
… Origin on shaky scientific grounds. A year later, Darwin feared that FitzRoy’s mind was ‘ often …
… difficulties and debts . Despite knowing this, Darwin was astounded when he received the …

Books on the Beagle

Summary

The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.

Matches: 26 hits

… from the unpublished zoological and geological notes in the Darwin Archive (DAR 29–38), a brief …
… is of four kinds: There are volumes now in the Darwin Library in Cambridge that contain …
… notes made by CD during the voyage. They are in the Darwin Archive in the Cambridge University …
… and symbols are used: DAR — Darwin Archive CUL — Cambridge University …
… , conveys the following information: CD’s copy, now in Darwin Libary–CUL, was used on board. The …
… 1 of volume 32 of CD’s geological diary (DAR 32.1) in the Darwin Archive. The copy in the Darwin …
… . 2 vols. Strasbourg, 1819. (Inscription in vol. 1: ‘C. Darwin HMS Beagle’; DAR 32.1: 61). Darwin …
… 26, 27, 28 . London, 1831. (DAR 31.1: 276v.; 33: 253v.). Darwin Library–CUL, 1832 Philadelphia …
… Zoologie . Paris, 1816–30. (DAR 30.1: 6, 12v.). Darwin Library–CUL. § Blainville, Henri …
… 2 vols. Paris, 1828. (Inscription in vol. 2: ‘Charles Darwin Rio Plata Aug 7 th . 1832’). Darwin …
… (Letter from J. S. Henslow, 15–21 January [1833]). Darwin Library–CUL. § Bougainville, Louis …
… Charles Whitley, 23 July 1834). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL. § British …
… 26–35. (DAR 35.2: 396). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL ††. ‡ Buch, Leopold von. …
… . . . by Robert Jameson. London, 1813. (DAR 30.2: 154). Darwin Library–CUL. Bulkeley, John …
… 1822–4. ( Voyage , p. 182; Red notebook , p. 86). Darwin Library–Down †. Byron, George …
… ofEngland and Wales. Pt 1. London, 1822. (DAR 35.1: 317). Darwin Library–Down. Cook, James. …
… Le règne animal. 4 vols. Paris, 1817. (DAR 30.1: 29v.). Darwin Library–CUL, 2d edition, 5 vols., …
… volcanoes . . . London, 1826. (DAR 32.1: 23v., 26). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ De la Beche, …
… Notes. London, 1824. (DAR 36.2: 522; Stoddart 1962, p. 14). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ De la …
… New Zealand in 1827 . . . London, 1832. (Letter to Caroline Darwin, 27 December 1835). Ellis …
… zoology . . . 2 vols. Edinburgh, 1822. (Letter from Susan Darwin, 15 October 1833). Darwin Library …
… 369–93. (DAR 35.2: 396). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL †. Greenough, George …
… and among the Andes. London, 1826. (DAR 36.1: 469v.). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ Henslow, John …
… (DAR 33: 217–22; Red notebook , pp. 5e, 7e, etc.). Darwin Library–CUL ††. Horsburgh, James …
… 2d ed. Paris, Strasbourg, 1826. (DAR 32.1: 56v.). Darwin Library–CUL †. Humboldt, Alexander …
… vols. Paris, 1831. (DAR 35.2: 401; Stoddart 1962, p. 22a). Darwin Library–CUL. * Humboldt, …

Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle

Summary

'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…

Matches: 21 hits

… obtain such a one I was (in a manner) compelled to take Mr Darwin on a far too independent footing. …
… fond of Natural History”… Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are …
… in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands, the only coral atoll Darwin observed first-hand. The satire, …
… didn’t meet them personally, Ross took bitter exception to Darwin and FitzRoy’s later accounts of …
… captain, Robert FitzRoy and his naturalist companion Charles Darwin. Ross’ unique perspective on the …
… foreman on the one hand and the texts written by FitzRoy and Darwin on the other. We can certainly …
… but by no means least, the coral reef theories of Charles Darwin. (For that particular concern see …
… interest. Ross’ picture of both FitzRoy and Darwin on this voyage is unlike any others we …
… influenced Ross’ own enterprises. His attitude to Darwin was somewhat less resentful, but still …
… at home. Finally, according to Ross, neither man wrote well: Darwin was trite and conventional , …
… and are marked in roman numerals. Others relate to Darwin’s 1839 or 1845 volumes and Belcher’s …
… as John Murray’s publication of the new edition of Darwin’s Beagle journal was achieving success …
… to depression and died by suicide in 1865. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) A young naturalist, …
… prone to rash speculations. Ross was conscious that Darwin was a rising star in the scientific world …
… Voyage of HMS Beagle Around the World . At Cocos Keeling, Darwin was keenly interested in the …
… criticism of his account of Cocos Keeling seems fair: Darwin did write in a highly conventional …
… polypii.” Ross promised a further discussion of Darwin’s coral theories, which seems to refer to a …
… “Reading and Writing the Scientific Voyage: FitzRoy, Darwin and John Clunies Ross.” British …
… Under the Blue Vault of Heaven: A Study of Charles Darwin’s Sojourn at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands …
… Great Circle 21(1999): 1-15. Sponsel, Alistair. Darwin’s Evolving Identity: Adventure, …
… “Review of the Theory of Coral-Formation Set Forth by Ch. Darwin in his Book Entitled Researches in …

The geology of the Beagle voyage

Summary

The primary concern that linked much of Darwin’s geological work in the Beagle years was to understand the changing relation between the levels of land and sea. As he studied the shores of South America, and discovered shells inland at thousands of feet…

Matches: 7 hits

… The primary concern that linked much of Darwin’s geological work in the Beagle years was to …
… Lyell, whose three-volume Principles of Geology Darwin read during the voyage. Lyell argued …
… even the raising of new continents from the ocean. As Darwin studied the shores of South America …
… Chile, several feet out of the Pacific Ocean. Some of Darwin’s most innovative work during …
… of corals around the rim of underwater volcano craters. Darwin argued that atolls were formed when …
… shoreline would be marked by a ring of living coral. Darwin’s inventive theory of atoll formation …
… previous view. From the early days of the journey, Darwin had intended to write a book on the …

Orundellico (Jemmy Button)

Summary

Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…

Matches: 5 hits

… as a member of a seafaring people, he could not understand Darwin’s seasickness, he would often …
… contain his feelings at seeing the alteration in Jemmy, and Darwin lamented ‘so complete and …
… joined the captain’s table for dinner, and, according to Darwin, was ‘ very happy, did not wish to …
… with the Yamana people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University …
… of Jemmy Button. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches …

A voyage round the world

Summary

Follow the story of the Beagle voyage through Darwin’s notes, books, letters, and specimens, now in the collections of Cambridge University. The text, captions, and images from the Darwin Bicentenary exhibition A voyage round the world, held in Cambridge…

Matches: 3 hits

… Follow the story of the Beagle voyage through Darwin’s notes, books, letters, and specimens, now …
… University. The text, captions, and images from the Darwin Bicentenary exhibition A voyage round …
… virtual sketchbook where the images are accompanied by Darwin’s own descriptions from his letters, …

Conrad Martens

Summary

Conrad Martens was born in London, the son of an Austrian diplomat. He studied landscape painting under the watercolourist Copley Fielding (1789–1855), who also briefly taught Ruskin. In 1833 he was on board the Hyacinth, headed for India, but en route in…

Matches: 3 hits

… When the Beagle arrived in Australia in 1836, Darwin and FitzRoy visited Martens and both …
… Exhibition in London in 1862, the year in which he also sent Darwin a watercolour of Brisbane River. …
… generosity of Lady Nora Barlow, a granddaughter of Charles Darwin, these two sketchbooks, numbered …

Be envious of ripe oranges: To W. D. Fox, May 1832

Summary

Henry Cowles talks about a heartfelt letter Darwin sent from Brazil on the Beagle voyage to his cousin.

Matches: 1 hits

… Henry Cowles talks about a heartfelt letter Darwin sent from Brazil on the Beagle …

Cordillera Beagle expedition

Summary

To mark the completion of the Darwin Project and the 214th anniversary of Darwin's birth, use our new interactive to explore 3D images of the rocks Darwin collected on a Beagle voyage inland expedition in the foothills of the Andes in 1834.

Matches: 1 hits

… voyage inland traverses of the foothills of the Andes Darwin made on horseback in August and …

letter	(15430)
bibliography	(998)
people	(715)
repository	(4)

Darwin, C. R.	(8234)
Hooker, J. D.	(532)
Darwin, W. E.	(184)
Darwin, Francis	(130)
Gray, Asa	(130)

Darwin, C. R.	(6806)
Hooker, J. D.	(884)
Lyell, Charles	(217)
Murray, John (b)	(210)
Huxley, T. H.	(196)

Darwin, C. R.	(15036)
Hooker, J. D.	(1416)
Darwin, W. E.	(370)
Murray, John (b)	(300)
Darwin, Francis	(292)

1809	(5)
1821	(1)
1822	(9)
1823	(3)
1824	(1)
1825	(10)
1826	(17)
1827	(1)
1828	(19)
1829	(20)
1830	(14)
1831	(68)
1832	(40)
1833	(41)
1834	(30)
1835	(28)
1836	(47)
1837	(71)
1838	(91)
1839	(96)
1840	(56)
1841	(33)
1842	(57)
1843	(94)
1844	(96)
1845	(134)
1846	(109)
1847	(109)
1848	(85)
1849	(82)
1850	(105)
1851	(100)
1852	(38)
1853	(64)
1854	(74)
1855	(190)
1856	(259)
1857	(182)
1858	(212)
1859	(242)
1860	(485)
1861	(377)
1862	(556)
1863	(527)
1864	(373)
1865	(261)
1866	(412)
1867	(450)
1868	(809)
1869	(536)
1870	(381)
1871	(836)
1872	(626)
1873	(588)
1874	(656)
1875	(658)
1876	(474)
1877	(620)
1878	(579)
1879	(652)
1880	(643)
1881	(730)
1882	(268)

Darwin Correspondence Project

Search form

Search: contains "darwin"

Matches: 2 hits

Matches: 1 hit

Matches: 1 hit

Matches: 1 hit

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 30 hits

Summary

Matches: 27 hits

Summary

Matches: 40 hits

Summary

Matches: 25 hits

Summary

Matches: 47 hits

Summary

Matches: 25 hits

Summary

Matches: 44 hits

Summary

Matches: 45 hits

Summary

Matches: 29 hits

Summary

Matches: 18 hits

Summary

Matches: 30 hits

Summary

Matches: 25 hits

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 50 hits

Summary

Matches: 31 hits

Summary

Matches: 27 hits

Summary

Matches: 2 hits

Summary

Matches: 23 hits

Summary

Matches: 10 hits

Summary

Matches: 8 hits

Summary

Matches: 22 hits

Summary

Matches: 20 hits

Summary

Matches: 8 hits

Summary

Matches: 22 hits

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 21 hits

Summary

Matches: 7 hits

Summary

Matches: 5 hits

Summary

Matches: 3 hits

Summary

Matches: 3 hits

Summary

Matches: 1 hits

Summary

Matches: 1 hits