To P. L. Sclater 22 May [1860–81]
Summary
CD has signed the enclosed with great pleasure.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 22 May [1860-81] |
Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (1987) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13839A |
To P. L. Sclater 26 December [1870]
Summary
Sending two sheets [of Descent]. About one-and-a-half more will complete PLS’s task.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 26 Dec [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7402 |
To Philip Lutley Sclater 28 February [1868]
Summary
Bird specimens collected by Capt. P. P. King eventually went to British Museum, but many specimens were incorrectly marked.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 28 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.345) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5948 |
To P. L. Sclater 3 April 1882
Summary
Encloses paper [by W. Van Dyck] for publication by the Zoological Society ["On Syrian street dogs", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1882): 367–70].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 3 Apr 1882 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.618) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13753 |
To P. L. Sclater 14 February [1860]
Summary
Thanks PLS for information about variation in birds. Asks for more information.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 14 Feb [1860] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.197) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2695 |
To P. L. Sclater 24 December [1866]
Summary
Encloses a portion of a letter from B. D. Walsh [5319] concerning an American interested in exchanging birds’ skins.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 24 Dec [1866] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.324) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5318 |
To P. L. Sclater 5 December 1870
Summary
Is sending by this post three sheets and will send another tomorrow thus almost completing the part on birds. His congratulations and thanks for PLS’s labours with them.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 5 Dec 1870 |
Classmark: | Dr W. N. Livingstone (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7387F |
To P. L. Sclater [24 February 1871]
Summary
Will send F. Du Cane Godman’s book [Natural history of the Azores (1870)] as soon as he returns home.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | [24 Feb 1871] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7511 |
To P. L. Sclater 29 December 1880
Summary
Asks PLS to sign the memorial for a pension for Wallace.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 29 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 18) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12953 |
To Philip Lutley Sclater 4 March [1861]
Summary
Asks for a rabbit specimen;
inquires about a hybrid hare–rabbit.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 4 Mar [1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.239) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3080 |
To P. L. Sclater 12 [March 1861]
Summary
Promises to send copy of Origin [3d ed.].
Is pleased that PLS has "become ""heretical"" on species".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 12 [Mar 1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.240) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3086 |
To Philip Lutley Sclater 12 May [1862]
Summary
Asks for information about japanned peacocks from Hudson [John Henry?] Gurney’s flock.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 12 May [1862] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.276) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3543 |
To Philip Lutley Sclater 9 December [1867]
Summary
Asks for index to Zoological Society’s Proceedings.
Mentions article on "Barbets" by PLS in Intellectual Observer [12 (1867–8): 241–6].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 9 Dec [1867] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.338) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5713 |
To P. L. Sclater 4 November [1870]
Summary
Asks PLS whether he will look over list of names of birds [for Descent] to make sure they are spelled correctly. "I have a most unfortunate weakness … to copy proper names incorrectly".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 4 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7356 |
To P. L. Sclater 4 January [1871]
Summary
Is infinitely obliged for a correction. "You men who do only or chiefly original work have an immense advantage over compilers like myself, as you can know what to trust." Wishes he had consulted PLS before using A. E. Brehm’s Thierleben woodcuts [for Descent]. PLS’s assistance has saved him from "endless blunders"; he now feels safe.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 4 Jan [1871] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7427 |
To P. L. Sclater 9 November 1870
Summary
Thanks PLS for his generous offer to go over the part on birds [in Descent]. Does not think PLS realises that there are more than 200 pages – most of which will have nothing new for him.
W. H. Hudson’s proofs have arrived ["Letters on the ornithology of Buenos Ayres", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 87–9, 158–60, 332–4, 545–50, 671–3, 748–50, 798–82; (1871): 4–7, 258–62, 326–9].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 9 Nov 1870 |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7362 |
To P. L. Sclater 21 November [1870]
Summary
Sends two sheets [of Descent] for correction of names of birds. PLS will save him many disgraceful misspellings. Descent now being prepared in five foreign editions.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 21 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7379 |
To P. L. Sclater 29 December [1870]
Summary
CD is obliged for PLS’s correction [of Descent proofs]. Will add a caption to the woodcut [of the wart-hog] since it is too late to make a new one.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 29 Dec [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7403 |
To P. L. Sclater 23 March [1861]
Summary
Asks about distribution of Gallus and about description of Gallus temminckii, G. R. Gray.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 23 Mar [1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.241) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3096 |
To P. L. Sclater 2 June [1861]
Summary
Discusses feral rabbits of Porto Santo. Arranges for care of rabbits while the Darwins visit Torquay.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 2 June [1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.252) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3173 |
letter | (33) |
Darwin, C. R. | (28) |
Sclater, P. L. | (4) |
Canning, A. S. G. | (1) |
Sclater, P. L. | (28) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Carpenter, W. B. | (1) |
Foster, Michael | (1) |
Lubbock, John | (1) |
Canning, A. S. G. | (1) |
Carpenter, W. B. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (33) |
Foster, Michael | (1) |
Lubbock, John | (1) |
Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Sclater, P. L. | (32) |