To William Benjamin Carpenter [January? 1847]
Summary
Arranges to meet with WBC to get his advice about buying a microscope.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Benjamin Carpenter |
| Date: | [Jan? 1847] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.55) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1050 |
To W. J. Hooker [c. February 1849]
Summary
Thanks WJH for information on J. D. Hooker’s progress.
J. D. Hooker promised a copy of his Galapagos paper. Can WJH forward one to the Athenaeum?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Jackson Hooker |
| Date: | [c. Feb 1849] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence English letters A–J 1849, 27: 155) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1218 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Houghton Hodgson . See letter from J. D. Hooker, 13 October 1848 , and letter to Maria …
- … had been sent from India in October 1848 (see second letter from J. D. Hooker, 3 February …
- … 1848] . J. D. Hooker 1845a and 1846b . Hooker had read these two papers on Galápagos flora to the Linnean Society in 1845 and 1846. Although they were not published in the Transactions until 1851, printed texts were available in 1849. CD probably refers to ‘The vegetation of the Galápagos Archipelago’ ( J. D. Hooker 1846b ). See also letter …
To John Innes [1848?]
Summary
Suggests various remedies for toothache.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | [1848?] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1141 |
From Emma Darwin [22–3 April 1851]
Summary
Thanks CD for his Monday notes about Anne, which are much better than previous ones.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [22–3 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1410 |
To Henri Milne-Edwards 2 March [1849]
Summary
CD is obliged to put off his journey to Paris because of ill-health, but this will give CD more time to study the specimens.
Values HM-E’s opinion on CD’s barnacle work more than any man’s in Europe.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henri Milne-Edwards |
| Date: | 2 Mar [1849] |
| Classmark: | Piasa SA, Paris (dealers) (2008) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1232F |
To Richard Owen [2 April 1848]
Summary
Apologises for length of notes of advice for microscopic work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [2 Apr 1848] |
| Classmark: | Houghton Library, Harvard University (MS Hyde 77: 2. 82. 1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1167F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … on Monday (presumably 3 April 1848) in his letter to J. S. Henslow, [1 April 1848] ( …
- … wish for the meeting in his letter to Owen, [26 March 1848] ( Correspondence vol. 4). He …
- … of such a section in his letter to Owen of [26 March 1848] ( Correspondence vol. 4). CD’s …
- … old one were expressed in his letter to Owen of [26 March 1848] ( Correspondence vol. 4). …
- … see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1848 and n. 10). Owen may have …
- … see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. S. Henslow, [1 April 1848] and n. 7). CD probably …
- … 1848, and sent it to John Frederick William Herschel on 21 March (see Correspondence vol. 7, Supplement, letter …
To Arthur Henfrey 31 March [1855]
Summary
Thanks AH for seeking reference. If AH cannot find Godron [see 1648] it is hopeless. Thanks for reference to C. F. Hornschuch.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Arthur Henfrey |
| Date: | 31 Mar [1855] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1658 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 29 January [1849] ). Hornschuch 1848 (see letter to Arthur Henfrey, 17 March [1855] ). In …
- … had been searching for a copy of Godron 1848–9 since early March (see letter from J. D. …
- … 1848–54 ). CD had prepared a list of his publications for inclusion (see Correspondence vol. 4, letter …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 7 March [1855] ). Booksellers specialising in foreign medical and scientific literature. CD recorded the title of Godron’s paper ( Godron 1848– …
Parker, Theodore. 1848. A letter to the people of the United States touching the matter of slavery. Boston.
From J. D. Hooker 24 July [1848]
Summary
Brian Hodgson reading CD’s Journal of researches with delight.
Forwarding breeding pamphlets.
JDH recommends P. S. Pallas on degeneration.
CD’s facts on sex in barnacles startling.
Hugh Falconer’s health.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 July [1848] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (India letters 1847–51: 94 JDH/1/10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1193 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … India letters 1847–51: 94 JDH/1/10) Joseph Dalton Hooker Darjeeling 24 July [1848] Charles …
- … Hooker , dated 19 July 1848 (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Indian Letters 1847–51: 93), …
- … Letter to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1848 . Brian Houghton Hodgson , who became a close life- …
- … Pallas 1780 . See letter from J. D. Hooker, 13 October 1848 , n. 3. ‘ To wash an …
To Charles Lyell [21? June 1848]
Summary
Comments on apology by Chambers for using some of CD’s material without acknowledgment in discussing Glen Roy. His opinion of Chambers’ book [Ancient sea-margins (1848)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [21? June 1848] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.75) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1181 |
To W. D. Fox [17 January 1850]
Summary
Account of the birth of Leonard Darwin, during which he administered the chloroform to Emma.
Continues the water-cure.
Has begun work on fossil cirripedes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [17 Jan 1850] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 75) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1292 |
To Edward Cresy [15 July 1848]
Summary
Encloses note from William Buckland [1190], stating that no appointment of surveyor is to be made. Thinks further recommendation would be unwise, but will write to Sir Henry De la Beche and [Robert?] Hutton if EC wishes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Cresy, Jr |
| Date: | [15 July 1848] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 307 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1191 |
To J. W. Lubbock [December 1848–9]
Summary
Obliged for drawings and coins. Cannot tell what the stone is.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John William Lubbock, 3d baronet |
| Date: | [Dec 1848–9] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1210 |
To William Alexander Baillie Hamilton 28 March [1848]
Summary
Sir John Herschel has not received the parcel of "Scientific Instructions", which was posted on the 15th. He requests an accurate search at the Admiralty.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Alexander Baillie Hamilton |
| Date: | 28 Mar [1848] |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (ADM/5580 009075) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1166A |
Matches: 5 hits
- … an official stamp ‘ MAR. 28 1848’. CD’s letter was also circulated, but the Admiralty was …
- … from 1846 to 1849. A letter from Herschel, dated 23 March 1848, instructing Hamilton to …
- … to Herschel. See Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. F. W. Herschel, 7 May [1848] . …
- … Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. F. W. Herschel, [21 March 1848] ). George Eden , …
- … letter is clearly intended to go to W. A. B. Hamilton, who was secretary to the Admiralty from 1845 to 1855; it is included in Hamilton’s papers in the Public Record Office. The year is given by the reference to CD’s chapter on geology prepared for the Admiralty Manual of scientific enquiry , edited by John Frederick William Herschel (Herschel ed. 1849). CD completed his chapter on 20 March 1848 ( …
To John Mumford 1 January 1851
Summary
Receipt for £3 5s, proceeds of a lecture, for the Down Coal and Clothing Club.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Mumford |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1851 |
| Classmark: | The Royal Society (LUB: D17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1385 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to John Innes, [8 May 1848] , n. 2). …
- … letter is preserved in the Lubbock Papers at the Royal Society and refers to a lecture given by John William Lubbock . An entry in the Down Coal Club honorary subscriptions book (Down House MS) for 1850–1 reads: ‘Sir. J. Lubbock proceeds of Astronom. Lecture [£]3. 5[ s . ]’. CD was treasurer of the club from 1848 ( …
Horner, Leonard. 1848. A letter to the president [on the discovery of Saurian remains in the Saarbrück coalfields] [Read 16 June 1847.] Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 4: 17.
To John Thomas Quekett 7 September [1848]
Summary
Asks about collection of mollusc specimens he had lent to Richard Owen.
Asks about seeing cirripede collection of the College.
Comments on larva of Scalpellum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Thomas Quekett; Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| Date: | 7 Sept [1848] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.62) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1114 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … It is unlikely that the letter is later than 1848, as there is no record of any plans to …
- … between this letter and the letter to James Scott Bowerbank, [January–August 1848] . …
- … letter to W. J. Broderip, 19 January [1839] , for Richard Owen’s intention to look at CD’s shells in spirits. Owen was Hunterian professor at the Royal College of Surgeons. CD visited his father in Shrewsbury, 10–25 October 1848, …
To John Higgins 6 June [1848]
Summary
Mentions his account; visit to Lincolnshire by his sister [Susan Darwin].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Higgins |
| Date: | 6 June [1848] |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1184 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … was available to rent or purchase, see letter to John Higgins, 14 June [1848] . Susan …
- … Darwin. See letter to Emma Darwin, [20–1 May 1848] . …
- … 1848 in CD’s Investment Book (Down House MS) for the sum of £199 8 s . 1 d . He also recorded a payment of £5 to the Beesby School in his Account Book (Down House MS). The deduction of the latter amount would account for the sum mentioned in the letter. …
To Daniel Sharpe 23 August [1848?]
Summary
Thanks for note.
Glad DS sticks to cleavage and foliation question. Bernhard Studer one of few to take correct view on subject.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Sharpe |
| Date: | 23 Aug [1848?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 47 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-991 |
| letter | (404) |
| people | (15) |
| bibliography | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (241) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (30) |
| Blyth, Edward | (10) |
| Gray, Asa | (10) |
| Bates, H. W. | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (152) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (40) |
| Lyell, Charles | (12) |
| Cresy, Edward, Jr | (9) |
| Dana, J. D. | (8) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (393) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (70) |
| Gray, Asa | (14) |
| Lyell, Charles | (14) |
| Blyth, Edward | (11) |
| 1831 | (1) |
| 1840 | (1) |
| 1841 | (1) |
| 1843 | (1) |
| 1845 | (2) |
| 1846 | (6) |
| 1847 | (16) |
| 1848 | (59) |
| 1849 | (28) |
| 1850 | (13) |
| 1851 | (9) |
| 1852 | (5) |
| 1853 | (4) |
| 1854 | (12) |
| 1855 | (29) |
| 1856 | (23) |
| 1857 | (10) |
| 1858 | (7) |
| 1859 | (10) |
| 1860 | (14) |
| 1861 | (13) |
| 1862 | (17) |
| 1863 | (18) |
| 1864 | (13) |
| 1865 | (11) |
| 1866 | (7) |
| 1867 | (8) |
| 1868 | (12) |
| 1869 | (2) |
| 1870 | (1) |
| 1871 | (4) |
| 1872 | (2) |
| 1873 | (5) |
| 1874 | (4) |
| 1875 | (4) |
| 1876 | (2) |
| 1877 | (6) |
| 1878 | (3) |
| 1879 | (17) |
| 1880 | (2) |
| 1881 | (1) |
| 1882 | (1) |
Germany 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…
Matches: 1 hits
- … The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was …
