To Octavian Blewitt 2 April [1862]
Summary
Declines the honour of acting as Steward at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Literary Fund.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Octavian Blewitt |
| Date: | 2 Apr [1862] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan 96: RLF 4/16 1862 file 3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3491F |
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- … Declines the honour of acting as Steward at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Literary Fund. …
- … honour of acting as one of the Stewards at the Anniversary Dinner of the Literary Fund. — …
- … established from the position of this letter in the archives of the Royal Literary Fund. …
- … Blewitt was secretary of the Royal Literary Fund. See also this volume, Supplement, letter …
To Octavian Blewitt 1 January 1877
Summary
A letter in support of [Ann Jane] Cupples’ request to the Royal Literary Fund for assistance. Her talent, industry, and need.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Octavian Blewitt |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1877 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan 96 RLF 1/2015/8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10764F |
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- … Jane] Cupples’ request to the Royal Literary Fund for assistance. Her talent, industry, …
- … 1985–. Cross, Nigel. 1984. The Royal Literary Fund, 1790–1918: an introduction to the …
- … applied for assistance from the Royal Literary Fund on 1 January 1877 (British Library …
- … For more on the history of the Royal Literary Fund , see Cross 1984 . Cupples probably …
- … M rs Cupples intends to apply to the Literary Fund for assistance under her present most …
- … any one on whom the generosity of the Literary Fund could be better bestowed than on M rs …
To Octavian Blewitt 27 March [1860]
Summary
Declines the honour of acting as Steward at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Literary Fund.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Octavian Blewitt |
| Date: | 27 Mar [1860] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan 96: RLF 4/15 1860 file 3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2733F |
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- … Declines the honour of acting as Steward at the Annual Dinner of the Royal Literary Fund. …
- … must decline the honour of acting as Steward at the Annual Dinner of the Literary Fund. — …
- … Blewitt was secretary of the Royal Literary Fund, an institution that gave financial …
- … Adam Smith, ‘A short history’, Royal Literary Fund, History, https://www.rlf.org.uk/home/ …
2.14 Boehm, Westminster Abbey roundel
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< Back to Introduction A bronze plaque or medallion with a portrayal of Darwin was installed in Westminster Abbey in 1888, six years after his grand funeral and burial there. Like the seated statue of Darwin in the Natural History Museum of 1884–1885…
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- … < Back to Introduction A bronze plaque or medallion with a portrayal of Darwin was …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … In 1865, the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and …
