To Francis Darwin [4 September 1873]
Summary
Asks FD to bring any book that gives the affinities of the various earths, alkalis and metals.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [4 Sept 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.9: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9040F |
To Francis Darwin 10 October 1873
Summary
Asks for details about microscope parts.
Wants FD to ask Hooker for species of Desmodium; CD believes he has found new movements.
Also ask whether Hooker has Drosophyllum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873-8 f.1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9095 |
To Francis Darwin 22 October 1873
Summary
Lists observations he would like FD to make on the dried species of Desmodium at Kew.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9106 |
To Francis Darwin 23 October [1873]
Summary
Wants FD to look at the little lateral leaflets of Desmodium. CD has "a wild hypothesis that the little leaflets may be tendrils reconverted into leaflets".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Oct [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9110 |
To Francis Darwin [17 September 1874]
Summary
Asks FD to come early to write from dictation.
Thanks Amy for her drawing of Utricularia montana.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9218 |
To Francis Darwin [September 1875 or later?]
Summary
Asks FD to make out [Hermann] Hoffmann’s conclusions about the fertilisation of Phaseolus multiflorus [in Untersuchungen zur Bestimmung des Werthes von Species und Varietät (1869)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [Sept 1875 or later?] |
| Classmark: | CUL, Darwin Pamphlet Collection R112 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9219A |
To Francis Darwin [c. February 1875?]
Summary
Begs FD’s pardon: his notes on Utricularia amethystina are on same page with those on U. nelumbifolia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [c. Feb 1875?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9219B |
To Francis Darwin [July 1874 – September 1876]
Summary
Has had a nice stay with William, who is charming but rather languid and cannot read to himself.
Love to Amy [Darwin] and Mrs Ruck.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [July 1874–Sept 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9523A |
To Francis Darwin [c. 27 July 1874]
Summary
Has been examining Utricularia minor. Same essential structure but catches smaller Entomostraca. One bladder had 24, another 20, and another 15 Entomostraca. "What slaughter! We must make out the functions of the beast––".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 27 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9565A |
To Francis Darwin 30 April [1875]
Summary
Sends a chapter [of Insectivorous plants]. Never was there anything so dull, but later chapters will be better. Please correct an error on p. 86.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Apr [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9958B |
To the Darwin children 21 February 1879
Summary
Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 21 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896 |
To the Darwin children 10 January 1880
Summary
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 10 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12414 |
To the Darwin children 3 January 1881
Summary
About the distribution of [surplus income] funds among the children.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 169 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12972 |
To the Darwin children 16 September 1881
Summary
A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 16 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 183 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13340 |
To the Darwin children 20 December 1881
Summary
Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 20 Dec 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR (CD library—Index Kewensis tom. 1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13570 |
To the Darwin children 8 January 1882
Summary
Advises his children as to how some money will be distributed among them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13603 |
To the Darwin children 17 [January 1880]
Summary
Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 17 [Jan 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12429 |
| letter | (137) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (7) |
| Darwin, Francis | |
| Darwin, G. H. | (7) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (7) |
| Darwin, Horace | (7) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (7) |
| Darwin, Sara | (1) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (7) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (7) |
| Sedgwick, Sara | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (137) |
| Darwin, Francis | (137) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (7) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (7) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (7) |
