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Darwin Correspondence Project

Marriage

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Darwin’s first note on marriage
Darwin’s first note on marriage
CUL DAR 210.8: 1
Cambridge University Library

Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgwood are married. They were first cousins. Darwin had proposed on 11 November 1838, describing it as the 'day of days!'.

29 January 1839
1839-01-29