From Edward Wilson 4 February 1868
Summary
Sends some Australian boiled beef for CD to sample.
Congratulations on George Darwin’s success at Cambridge.
Author: | Edward Wilson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 122 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5838 |
From John Edward Gray 4 February 1868
Summary
Discussion of the pig in light of CD’s Variation.
Work of Hermann von Nathusius [Die Racen des Schweines (1860)].
Author: | John Edward Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 213 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5839 |
To Yorkshire Philosophical Society 8 February [1868]
Summary
CD appreciates the honour of being elected an Honorary Member of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | T. S Noble |
Date: | 8 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Council Minute Book, vol. 3, p. 619 (2 March 1868) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5839F |
To George Moultrie Salt 5 February [1868]
Summary
Forwards a letter from John Horner of Market Drayton, Shropshire, concerning £2000 he considers due to him from CD under the terms of the will of Sarah Bayley.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Moultrie Salt |
Date: | 5 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Rachel Salt (private collection); sold by Spink’s (dealers), July 2018 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5839G |
To G. G. Stokes 5 February [1868]
Summary
Thanks for congratulations on Francis Darwin’s success in the tripos examinations at the university of Cambridge.
The king of Prussia has awarded him the order Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Gabriel Stokes, 1st baronet |
Date: | 5 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Heritage Auctions (dealers) (17–18 October 2013) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5839H |
From Ernst Haeckel [before 6 February 1868]
Summary
Describes his lectures on CD’s theory.
Thanks CD for copy of Variation. Comments on book.
Describes work of two protégés in Jena: Nicolas von Miklucho[-Maclay] and Anton Dohrn.
His cousin, Wilhelm Bleek, is sending an article about the origin of language.
Asks to keep book a few months longer but will return it if CD needs it [Webb and Berthelot, Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries, vol. 3, pt 1: Géographie botanique (1840)].
Describes research on Siphonophora.
Describes life in Jena. Mentions alpine accident during wedding trip.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 6 Feb 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 46 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5840 |
To Ernst Haeckel 6 February [1868]
Summary
Delighted to hear of success of EH’s lectures.
Ernest Faivre [La variabilité des espèces (1868)] sees no reason to favour common descent of allied species.
Asks EH to pass German edition of Variation on to Gegenbaur.
Comments on work of Miklucho[-Maclay], Dohrn, and Bleek.
Has begun work on Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 6 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/16) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5841 |
To W. D. Fox 6 February [1868]
Summary
There is so much detail in Variation that WDF will never be able to finish it. Some chapters, like that on reversion, are "curious".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 6 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 148) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5842 |
From John Murray 6 February [1868]
Summary
Advance sale of Variation has exhausted the 1500 copies printed. Murray sends note for £300 author’s payment. Wants to print 1250 more immediately.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 354 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5844 |
From Edward Blyth 6 February 1868
Summary
Discusses the origin and characters of sheep breeds, particularly the merino.
Reports observations on reversion to wild type in canary mules
and lists some animals that show a unique development restricted to one side of their bodies.
Author: | Edward Blyth |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 212 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5845 |
From J. E. Gray 6 February 1868
Author: | John Edward Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 214 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5846 |
From W. S. Dallas 6 February 1868
Summary
Forwards a letter from Secretary of Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Hopes CD will honour them by accepting.
Has heard nothing of Variation.
Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 11 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5847 |
From Alfred Russel Wallace 7 February 1868
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 106: B48 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5848 |
From William Baird 7 February 1868
Author: | William Baird |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: 50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5849 |
From Edward Cresy 7 February 1868
Summary
Thanks for loan of Variation. "The Saturday Sadducees" do not believe there are a hundred people who understand the argument. EC fancies he does.
Author: | Edward Cresy, Jr |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 251 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5850 |
From Herbert Spencer 8 February 1868
Summary
Thanks CD for copy of Variation.
Discusses Pangenesis and considers CD’s "gemmules" comparable to his own hypothetical "physiological units" ["On alleged ""spontaneous generation"", and on the hypothesis of physiological units", appendix in The principles of biology, vol. 1 (1864)].
Author: | Herbert Spencer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 227 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5851 |
To Asa Gray 9 February [1868]
Summary
Asks that Gray forward a letter to J. T. Rothrock. Variation is selling well. Nearly all chapters were at least partially written before Origin was published.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Asa Gray |
Date: | 9 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | William Patrick Watson (dealer) (catalogue 19, 2013) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5851F |
From Albany Hancock 8 February 1868
Author: | Albany Hancock |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: A51–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5852 |
From Frances Harriet Hooker [26 January 1868]
Summary
Congratulates CD on George’s success at Cambridge.
Author: | Frances Harriet Henslow; Frances Harriet Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [26 Jan 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 102: 195 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5853 |
To John Murray 9 February [1868]
Summary
Heartily glad for JM’s sake at sale [of Variation]. Thinks JM right to publish a smaller second edition, for "the public will soon find out that it is dull" – though scientifically valuable. The index is excellent. CD is "always greedy" for presentation copies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 9 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 180–181) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5854 |
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Weir, J. J. | (22) |
Blyth, Edward | (20) |
Dallas, W. S. | (19) |
Darwin, C. R. | (468) |
Hooker, J. D. | (32) |
Weir, J. J. | (15) |
Wallace, A. R. | (14) |
Tegetmeier, W. B. | (13) |
Darwin, C. R. | (791) |
Hooker, J. D. | (58) |
Weir, J. J. | (37) |
Wallace, A. R. | (31) |
Blyth, Edward | (23) |