From J. V. Carus 2 October 1870
Summary
The outbreak of war and war work have interfered with JVC’s scientific work.
Publisher does not, however, think the war will hurt success of Descent in Germany, and JVC asks for corrected sheets for his use in translating it.
Wishes struggle between Romanic and Teutonic races could be fought out in a form more appropriate to their cultures and civilisation.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Oct 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 76 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7332 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky 11 October [1870]
Summary
Leaving England.
Asks CD to send four sheets [of Descent proofs].
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7342 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … letter from V. O. Kovalevsky, 22 November 1870 . CD was to …
From John Gage 19 October 1870
Summary
Convinced by CD’s Origin.
As a "student of spirit intercourse", he asks CD for more details about the scene of the dancing spoon in Journal of researches [p. 546].
| Author: | John Gage |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Oct 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7347 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 41, and Jones 1910 , p. 22). CD wrote that the non-British …
From Alexander Agassiz 22 October 1870
Summary
Asks whether he may see CD before leaving England.
| Author: | Alexander Agassiz |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Oct 1870 |
| Classmark: | G. R. Agassiz ed. 1913, p. 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7349 |
To John Murray 22 October [1870]
Summary
He agrees with his family that binding of Variation looks much better than Origin.
Asks JM to report the number of copies he has printed of Naturalist’s Voyage [Journal of researches].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 22 Oct [1870] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 218–19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7348 |
To Alexander Agassiz [23 October 1870?]
Summary
Suggests time for AA to visit.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Agassiz |
| Date: | [23 Oct 1870?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6595 |
From John Murray 24 October [1870]
Summary
Sends table of sales [of Journal of researches]. 2000 copies sold since 1860.
Descent has gone to press for 2500 copies.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Oct [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 380 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7350 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Agassiz, Alexander | (1) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Gage, John | (1) |
| Kovalevsky, V. O. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Agassiz, Alexander | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Agassiz, Alexander | (2) |
| Murray, John (b) | (2) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Gage, John | (1) |
