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To P. B. Mason   24 March [1871]

Summary

Interested in occurrence of hair on backs of weakly children. Asks PBM if he would report particulars of any case he observes during next 6–12 months.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Philip Brookes Mason
Date:  24 Mar [1871]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7615

To A. R. Wallace   24 March [1871]

Summary

On the flourishing sales of their respective books. Mentions reviews of Descent in Pall Mall Gazette [21 Mar 1871] and in the Spectator [11 Mar 1871, pp. 288–9; 18 Mar 1871, pp. 319–20].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:  24 Mar [1871]
Classmark:  The British Library (Add MS 46434)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7616

To E. S. Newall?   24 March 1871

Summary

Sends his signature.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  E. L. Newall
Date:  24 Mar 1871
Classmark:  Sotheby’s (dealers) (17 July 2008)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7617F

From J. F. McLennan   24 March 1871

Summary

Unfortunately he has missed an opportunity to review Descent in Nature.

Author:  John Ferguson McLennan
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  24 Mar 1871
Classmark:  DAR 171: 18
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7618

To Annie Dowie   24 March 1871

Summary

Robert Chambers, AD’s father, spoke of CD’s book [Descent?] during his last hours of life.

CD’s respect for Chambers, to whose scientific work he had not done justice.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Anne (Annie) Chambers; Anne (Annie) Dowie
Date:  24 Mar 1871
Classmark:  Priestley 1904, p. 16
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7620

To Frederick Greenwood   24 March [1871]

Summary

Encloses a letter [7617] to be forwarded to the author of the review of Descent in Pall Mall Gazette.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Frederick Greenwood
Date:  24 Mar [1871]
Classmark:  DAR 146: 409, ML 1: 324
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7621
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