To George Henry Kendrick Thwaites 31 January [1868]
Summary
Asks GHKT about eyes of screaming elephants.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Henry Kendrick Thwaites |
Date: | 31 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.325) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2670 |
To Henry Hennessy 10 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for papers.
Discusses case of the Asturian plants and HH’s view of their introduction through the agency of man. Although botanists question whether plants are thus introduced, those working closely on insular floras are admitting this view more and more.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Hennessy |
Date: | 10 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (24 June 1987) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4744A |
To John Scott [after 8 January 1868]
Summary
Supports relocating the Calcutta Botanic Garden to a site near the Himalayas.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Scott |
Date: | [after 8 Jan 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 116v |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5352 |
To Roland Trimen 2 January [1868]
Summary
CD seeks information on the variation of ocelli within species of butterflies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
Date: | 2 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 62) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5772 |
To Friedrich Hildebrand 5 January [1868]
Summary
Congratulates FH on graft-hybrid of potato. Importance of FH’s discovery to be discussed in Variation [2d ed., 1: 420].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 5 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5777 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for plant names.
H. C. Watson a renegade about natural selection. Discusses HCW’s views.
F. Müller’s letter enclosed.
Friedrich Hildebrand’s experiments are splendid for Pangenesis [Die Geschlechter-Vertheilung bei den Pflanzen (1867)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 6 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 39–40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5779 |
To John Murray 9 January [1868]
Summary
CD exasperated by Dallas’ delay in finishing index [for Variation]. "I am prepared to throw the Index overboard."
Thinks JM should reconsider publishing a translation of Brehm’s Thierleben. It is excellent and would "sell largely".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 9 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 178–179) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5781 |
To W. S. Dallas [14 January 1868]
Summary
CD was frustrated by the delay [in producing index for Variation], but was quite mollified by WSD’s note; is sorry the work turned out so badly for him.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Sweetland Dallas |
Date: | [14 Jan 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 96: 46 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5783 |
To Roland Trimen 16 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks RT for drawings of ocelli, especially for the description of ocelli of S. African Saturniidae. Would like to know of any cases in which the ocelli are confined to the male, to illustrate better the case of the peacock.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
Date: | 16 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 63) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5790 |
To J. B. Innes 20 January [1868]
Summary
CD thanks JBI for contribution to Down school.
George [Darwin] has passed his examination at Cambridge;
Henrietta has been poorly.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
Date: | 20 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5792 |
To Albert Gaudry 21 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks AG for his essay on geology and Athenian history [see 5784].
Comments on French rejection of evolution. "How strange that the country of Buffon, Geoffroy and especially Lamarck should now cling to species as immutable creations."
Variation will soon appear in French.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Albert-Jean (Albert) Gaudry |
Date: | 21 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milan (Library: Fondo Gaudry b. 7, fasc. 28, doc. 3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5794 |
To J. P. M. Weale 23 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for information on expression.
Poor progress of civilisation in South Africa. CD’s doubts and fears about democracy.
JPMW’s views on glaciation in S. Africa will discredit him unless supported by clearest evidence.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Philip Mansel Weale |
Date: | 23 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 50) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5795 |
To George Howard Darwin 24 January [1868]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 24 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5796 |
To Francis Galton 25 January [1868?]
Summary
FG’s congratulations [on publication of Variation] have given CD pleasure.
Trusts that FG is well again.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Galton |
Date: | 25 Jan [1868?] |
Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5800 |
To Benjamin Dann Walsh 27 January [1868]
Summary
Is sending a copy of Variation [to be published in a few days]. It cost more labour than it is worth.
George Darwin is Second Wrangler.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Benjamin Dann Walsh |
Date: | 27 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5803 |
To J. D. Hooker 27 [January 1868]
Summary
Grieved by Wollaston’s troubles. Offers contribution of £100. "How foolish men are in their investments."
Delight about George’s success.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 27 [Jan 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 41–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5804 |
To Julius von Haast 28 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks JvH for J. Stack’s answers [to queries about expression]. Though few, they are the best and clearest he has received. Sends a corrected printed version of queries.
Belatedly thanks JvH for his splendid report on glaciers [missing].
CD lives "in constant state of overwork and fatigue".
Everyone astonished by Dinornis photos.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast |
Date: | 28 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (Haast family papers, MS-Papers-0037-051-3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5808 |
To Edward Cresy 29 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for note about George Darwin’s gaining Second Wrangler.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Edward Cresy, Jr |
Date: | 29 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 326 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5813 |
To J. M. Herbert 30 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks JMH for his congratulations.
Recalls gift of microscope [from JMH in 1831]. [See 99].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Maurice Herbert |
Date: | 30 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.344) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5815 |
To Fritz Müller 30 January [1868]
Summary
Sends Variation and would like to hear what FM thinks of Pangenesis.
Thanks for information on expression.
Dimorphic plants;
differences in seed production in cross- and self-fertilised plants.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
Date: | 30 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 20) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5816 |
letter | (24) |
Belt, Thomas | (1) |
Cresy, Edward, Jr | (1) |
Dallas, W. S. | (1) |
Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
Galton, Francis | (1) |
Gaudry, Albert | (1) |
Haast, Julius von | (1) |
Hennessy, Henry | (1) |
Henslow, F. H. | (1) |
Herbert, J. M. | (1) |
Hildebrand, Friedrich | (1) |
Hooker, F. H. | (1) |
Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
Innes, J. B. | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Müller, Fritz | (1) |
Scott, John | (1) |
Thwaites, G. H. K. | (1) |
Trimen, Roland | (2) |
Walsh, B. D. | (1) |
Weale, J. P. M. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (24) |
Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
Trimen, Roland | (2) |
Belt, Thomas | (1) |
Cresy, Edward, Jr | (1) |