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

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
Summary
The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now …
- … and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In …
- … all but the concluding chapter of the work was submitted by Darwin to his publisher in December. …
- … hypothesis of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwin’s theory of transmutation …
- … alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwin’s American publisher for a …
- … for the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an …
- … frustrations were punctuated by family bereavement. Two of Darwin’s sisters died, Emily Catherine …
- … from painful illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwin’s first letters in the new year …
- … every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first consulted Jones in July …
- … ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began riding the cob, Tommy, on 4 …
- … day which I enjoy much.’ The new exercise regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John …
- … John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, Darwin immediately converted his renewed …
- … Since the publication of Origin in November 1859, Darwin had continued gathering and organising …
- … by natural selection was based. The work relied heavily on Darwin’s extensive correspondence over …
- … and poultry expert William Bernhard Tegetmeier. In January, Darwin wrote to Tegetmeier that he was …
- … ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 16 January [1866] ). Darwin found the evidence of variation in …
- … varieties from Columbia livia , the rock pigeon. Darwin on heredity: the 'provisional …
- … chapter headed ‘Provisional hypothesis of pangenesis’, Darwin proposed that the various phenomena of …
- … example, the reproductive organs, or the tissues of a bud. Darwin had submitted a preliminary sketch …
- … & brimful of my dear little mysterious gemmules.’ Darwin collected information on …
- … Thomas Rivers, and the German botanist Robert Caspary. Darwin was particularly interested in recent …
- … the scion apparently produced buds with blended characters; Darwin had tried to propagate the …