From Alphonse de Candolle 9 July 1881
Summary
AdeC thinks Monographiae phanerogamarum may be of some use to CD for the most nearly correct names to adopt.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 July 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 27 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13239 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … prodromi nunc continuatio nunc revisio . 9 vols. Paris: G. Masson. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
- … Press. 1904. Healey, Edna. 2001. Emma Darwin: the inspirational wife of a genius. London: …
- … see CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Emma Darwin (then Wedgwood) and her sister Frances had …
- … between November 1826 and June 1827 ( Emma Darwin (1904) , 1: 245–74; Healey 2001 , p. …
From R. B. and H. E. Litchfield 5 January [1881]
Summary
The Litchfields and George Darwin think care should be taken that E. Krause’s reply to S. Butler’s Unconscious memory does not appear to be instigated by CD. Suggest it be sent to Popular Science Review, not Athenæum.
Author: | Richard Buckley Litchfield; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan [1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 92: B88–90, B106 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12979 |
From W. E. Darwin [13 March 1881]
Summary
Cannot write so is using Lily as secretary. Proud to be member of Geological Society. Sends observations of rhododendron leaves. Could not find piece of ploughed land. Has proved Josiah Wedgwood III’s death in North Eastern Railway Company. Taking care because head hurts.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13 Mar 1881] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 101) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13141F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … House MS), p. 152. The letters from Emma Darwin and from Sara Darwin have not been found. …
- … authorising the purchase of shares for Emma Darwin’s trust; her trustees were Erasmus …
- … III , who had died on 11 March 1880 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). William was Josiah’s …
- … the letter from W. E. Darwin, 3 February [1881] and nn. 3 and 4. Emma Darwin , in a letter …
- … Darwin , 7 March 1881 (DAR 251: 1002) mentioned that William had been kicked off his horse, hitting his head, but that he was ‘not the least stunned’. In a letter of 16 March 1881 (DAR 210.3: 5), Emma …
From G. H. Darwin 15 October 1881
Summary
Sends text of the gravestone inscription [for E. A. Darwin] and details of arrangements for removal of furniture from Queen Anne St.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Oct 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13401 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … of the inscription, see the letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881] . …
- … Queen Anne Street, London, was Erasmus’s former home. See letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. …
- … 14 October 1881] . See letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881] and n. …
- … difficulty finding work ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, 2 October [1881] ( …
From Anthony Rich 13 June 1881
Author: | Anthony Rich |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 June 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 149 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13202 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Heene, Worthing, on 8 September 1881 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). They stayed at the …
- … while William arrived on 18 June ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). George had travelled to …
- … of March ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 4 February [1881] ; letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. …
- … Darwin, 23 March 1881 (DAR 210.3: 6); Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). George had visited …
- … at Patterdale, from 3 June to 4 July ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Victor Marshall ’s …
From W. E. Darwin 21 November 1881
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Nov 1881 |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 96) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13497F |
From W. E. Darwin [24 April 1881]
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [24 Apr 1881] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 102) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13141G |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 13 March 1881] and n. 4; letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, 16 March 1881 (DAR …
- … and Horace Darwin left Down on 19 April for a visit to Abinger ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR …
- … 242); letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [16 April 1881] (DAR 210.3: 8)). Ida was …
- … not to visit again (see letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, 31 January 1881 (DAR …
From G. H. Darwin [18 October 1881]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [18 Oct 1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 97 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13412 |
From W. E. Darwin [7 October 1881]
Summary
Asks for two property valuations. Is afraid he has made a mistake in CD’s property settlements.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [7 Oct 1881] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 104) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13325F |
From W. E. Darwin [16 January 1881]
Summary
Thanks CD for writing for papers to enter Geological Society. Will return Leslie Stephen’s letter. Has had a severe frost. Emma’s puppy died.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16 Jan 1881] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 100) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13023F |
From T. H. Huxley 12 September 1881
Summary
Hopes Anthony Rich will keep to his intention of leaving his fortune to CD, despite CD’s increased wealth.
His BAAS address at York in Nature ["The rise and progress of palaeontology" 24 (1881): 452–5].
Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Sept 1881 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 215) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13348 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … the ‘Ur-hund (Polly)’ was published in Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 199. Rich had already stated …
- … Darwin and Anthony Rich . The proverb ‘take the goods the gods provide’ is an exhortation to enjoy good fortune or advantageous circumstances. Rich had intimated that he might make further changes to his will in favour of Huxley (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 September 1881 and n. 4). Polly was a rough-haired fox terrier, originally Henrietta Emma …
From Francis Darwin 14 May 1881
Summary
News from the laboratory at Strasbourg; is working on Equisetum roots. Wortmann has found circumnutation in the mycelium of a fast-growing fungus. Please send papers (see 13155).
Author: | Francis Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 May 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13155F |
From Charles Mostyn Owen [after 29 May 1881]
Author: | Charles Mostyn Owen |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 29 May 1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 204 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13185 |
From G. H. Darwin [9 June 1881]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [9 June 1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 88 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13199 |
From W. E. Darwin [13 October 1881]
Summary
Discusses division of Trust. Is concerned Bessy’s portion will be smaller than Henrietta's. Had a pleasant visit in Cambridge. There is a clerical error in the division of CD’s property.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13 Oct 1881] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 103) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13340G |
From Anthony Rich 2 September [1881]
Author: | Anthony Rich |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Sept [1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 151 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13314 |
From W. E. Darwin 23 May 1881
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 May 1881 |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 93) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13170G |
From G. H. Darwin [7 September 1881]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [7 Sept 1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 92 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13321 |
From E. B. Aveling 27 September [1881]
Summary
Ludwig Büchner is in London. Requests interview for him with CD on Wednesday or Thursday; he leaves Friday.
Author: | Edward Bibbens Aveling |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Sept [1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 134 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13357 |
From W. E. Darwin 29 December 1881
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec 1881 |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 99) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13585F |
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Darwin, W. E. | (11) |
Darwin, G. H. | (7) |
Darwin, Francis | (5) |
Rich, Anthony | (5) |
Hacon, W. M. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (47) |
Darwin, W. E. | (11) |
Darwin, G. H. | (7) |
Darwin, Francis | (5) |
Rich, Anthony | (5) |