To ? [after 1836?]
Summary
[Excised fragment only.] "I am greedy for facts.—"
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | [after 1836?] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.626) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13858 |
From C. D. Douglas 5 January 1836
Summary
Reports in detail on the 20 Feb 1835 earthquake and on volcanic activity into December of 1835. Encloses a letter sent to him describing the earthquake.
Author: | Charles D. Douglas |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 39.1: 5–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-292 |
To Phillip Parker King [21 January 1836]
Summary
CD informs PPK of his impending arrival at Dunheved, Penrith; news of his journey thus far.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Phillip Parker King |
Date: | [21 Jan 1836] |
Classmark: | Bathurst District Historical Society |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-293 |
To Susan Darwin 28 January 1836
Summary
CD’s impressions of Sydney and of FitzRoy’s character and temperament.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Date: | 28 Jan 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 223 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-294 |
To J. S. Henslow [28–9] January 1836
Summary
His joy at prospect of journey’s end in eight months’ time.
Observations on Australia.
Reports on his collecting in Galapagos – its flora and very curious birds; its instructive geology.
Tahiti and good work of missionaries.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | [28–9] Jan 1836 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 29 DAR/1/1/29) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-295 |
From Catherine Darwin 29 January 1836
Summary
They have been reading about the wreck of the Challenger; much impressed by Capt. FitzRoy’s bravery.
The W. D. Foxes have a daughter. Family news.
Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Jan 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 28–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-296 |
From Susan Darwin 12 February 1836
Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Feb 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-297 |
To Catherine Darwin 14 February 1836
Summary
All prefer Hobart Town and its society to Sydney. CD’s view on emigration to colonies. All on board are homesick.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
Date: | 14 Feb 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 223 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-298 |
To W. D. Fox 15 February 1836
Summary
Finds the voyage tedious at present.
Expects that the different scientific societies will be of the greatest use to his work in London when he returns home.
Gives some impressions of Australia.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 15 Feb 1836 |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 48) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-299 |
From Caroline Darwin 28 March 1836
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Mar 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 32–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-300 |
To Caroline Darwin 29 April 1836
Summary
Keeling Islands, his first coral lagoons; he has been occupied with subject of coral formation for six months.
Very busy at sea rewriting old geological notes. Has difficulties with writing.
FitzRoy has proposed joint account of the journey, combining CD’s journal with his own.
Looks forward with anxiety to Henslow’s reaction to the geological notes.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Date: | 29 Apr 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 223 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-301 |
To Catherine Darwin 3 June 1836
Summary
Will call on Sir J. Herschel, then take short trip in the African desert.
Horrified at the publication of "the little book of extracts" from his letters to Henslow ["Letters to Professor Henslow" (1835), Collected papers 1: 3–16].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
Date: | 3 June 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 223: 35 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-302 |
To South African Christian Recorder 28 June 1836
Summary
A defence of the work of missionaries in the Pacific islands and Australia. [The letter was apparently written by RF with supporting evidence quoted from CD’s journal. The letter is signed by RF alone. A summary conclusion, as printed, is signed by both:] "On the whole, balancing all that we have heard, and all that we ourselves have seen concerning the missionaries in the Pacific, we are very much satisfied that they thoroughly deserve the warmest support, not only of individuals, but of the British Government."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Robert FitzRoy |
Addressee: | South African Christian Recorder |
Date: | 28 June 1836 |
Classmark: | South African Christian Recorder 2(1836): 238 Reprint in Darwin Library—CUL: ‘Philosophical tracts’ |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-303 |
To J. S. Henslow 9 July 1836
Summary
Asks JSH to propose him for Geological Society. His meeting with Sir John Herschel and Andrew Smith at Cape of Good Hope.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | 9 July 1836 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Henslow letters: 30 DAR/1/1/30) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-304 |
To Caroline Darwin 18 July 1836
Summary
In five days of geologising on St Helena, he found that the shells on high land had been mistakenly identified as seashells. They are land shells, but of species no longer living.
Can think of nothing but the return to England and his family.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Date: | 18 July 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 223: 36 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-305 |
To Susan Darwin 4 August [1836]
Summary
Beagle is again in Brazil because of need to check on "singular disagreements in the Longitudes".
Pleased by Sedgwick’s praise.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Date: | 4 Aug [1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 223: 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-306 |
To Josiah Wedgwood II [5 October 1836]
Summary
Happily home, he sends thanks to his "first Lord of the Admiralty". Will visit Maer in two or three weeks.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Josiah Wedgwood, II |
Date: | [5 Oct 1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 185 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-307 |
Caroline Darwin to Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood [5 October 1836]
Summary
CD has come home – little altered in looks and otherwise not a bit changed. He will go to London to be there when Beagle arrives, and he and Caroline will visit Maer soon.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood |
Date: | [5 Oct 1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 185 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-308 |
From William Owen Sr 5 October [1836]
Summary
Welcomes CD home; urges him to come to Woodhouse.
Author: | William Mostyn Owen |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Oct [1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 138 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-309 |
To Robert FitzRoy 6 October [1836]
Summary
CD describes his happy home-coming. Finds his family and Shrewsbury unchanged.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
Date: | 6 Oct [1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 114 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-310 |
letter | (47) |
Darwin, C. R. | (27) |
Darwin, Emma | (4) |
Wedgwood, Emma | (4) |
FitzRoy, Robert | (3) |
Darwin, Caroline | (2) |
Caius College | (1) |
Carlisle, Anthony | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (14) |
Darwin, Caroline | (5) |
Darwin, Catherine | (2) |
Darwin, S. E. | (2) |
FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
Fox, W. D. | (3) |
Henslow, J. S. | (5) |
King, P. P. | (1) |
Langton, Catherine | (2) |
Mackintosh, F. E. E. | (4) |
Owen, Richard | (1) |
Royal College of Surgeons of England | (1) |
South African Christian Recorder | (1) |
Unidentified | (1) |
Wedgwood, Caroline | (5) |
Wedgwood, Elizabeth | (1) |
Wedgwood, F. E. E. | (4) |
Wedgwood, Hensleigh | (1) |
Wedgwood, Josiah, II | (1) |
Whitley, C. T. | (1) |
Wilkes, Charles | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (41) |
Darwin, Caroline | (7) |
Wedgwood, Caroline | (7) |
Henslow, J. S. | (5) |
Darwin, Catherine | (4) |