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: | DAR 204: 34 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-50 |
To J. L. Chester 2 March 1880
Summary
Thanks JLC for his letter, pedigree, and MS of the history of the Darwin family.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Lemuel Chester |
Date: | 2 Mar 1880 |
Classmark: | James Innes (private collection) (Sold at Bonhams, 13 March 2002) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12505F |
From Susan Darwin [c. 24 October 1839]
Summary
Gives some information on Darwin family history.
Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 24 Oct 1839] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.11: 25 (on display at Down House in 1991) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-472 |
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- … Gives some information on Darwin family history. …
- … of their families. Shrewsbury. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. …
- … family— Nicholas, is written Esquire & styled of Wolverhampton in Henry the eights reign. — Robert Waring was settled at Wilsford, in the County of Nottingham & was Grandfather to Anne, wife of William Darwin …
Campbell, Susan. 2012. ‘Its situation was exquisite in the extreme’: ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees in the Darwin family’s garden at the Mount, Shrewsbury, 1838–1865. Garden History 40: 167–98.
To G. H. Darwin 8 [July 1879]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 8 [July 1879] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 86 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12137 |
From G. H. Darwin 24 June 1879
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 June 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12116 |
To W. D. Fox 8 July [1861]
Summary
Family news.
Henslow’s death a sad loss. Leonard Jenyns will write a biography.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 8 July [1861] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 131) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3204 |
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- … Alvey Darwin . Francis Rhodes took the Darwin family name in 1850 under the provisions of …
- … the seat of the senior branch of the Darwin family. CD’s grandfather Erasmus Darwin was …
- … Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
- … Elston Hall. The head of the family was Francis Rhodes Darwin , husband of Charlotte Maria …
From Caroline Darwin (with postscript by Marianne Parker) 12[–31] March [1832]
Summary
Describes the gathering at Maer and the events culminating in Charlotte Wedgwood’s marriage to Charles Langton.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12–[31] Mar [1832] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 71 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-163 |
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Origin in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
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The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
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- … The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. By then, he had …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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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 …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species , …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of …