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From Alphonse de Candolle   9 July 1881

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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]

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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

Matches: 2 hits

  • … DAR 92: B88–90, B106 Richard Buckley Litchfield Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
  • … Henrietta Emma Litchfield London, Bryanston St, 4 5 Jan [1881] Charles Robert Darwin

From W. E. Darwin   [13 March 1881]

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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

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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

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The Huxleys have visited; CD may come soon.

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

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Financial matters; executing EAD’s will; pleased to hear news about Prof. Challis.

Author:  William Erasmus Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Nov 1881
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 96)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13497F

Matches: 3 hits

  • … Hooker were also present ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, 4 December 1881 ( …
  • Emma Darwin ’s trust included shares in the Maryport & Carlisle railway company (CD’s …
  • … to Down on 3 December ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, 4 December 1881 (DAR …

From W. E. Darwin   [24 April 1881]

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Sends observations of wormcasts at Malvern. Describes stay at Abinger.

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]

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Occupied with details of E. A. Darwin’s house and furniture. He has ordered a gravestone.

Author:  George Howard Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [18 Oct 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 210.2: 97
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13412

Matches: 3 hits

  • … between this letter and the letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881] . …
  • … auction of the contents (see letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881] ). …
  • … October 1881 and n. 5). See letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [14 October 1881] . …

From W. E. Darwin   [7 October 1881]

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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

Matches: 3 hits

  • … Sara Darwin travelled there on 8 October ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [9 …
  • … 275)). This is the money settled on Emma Darwin as part of her marriage settlement (see …
  • … 2, letter from Josiah Wedgwood II and Emma Wedgwood to R. W. Darwin, 15 November 1838 ). …

From W. E. Darwin   [16 January 1881]

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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

Matches: 3 hits

  • … at Down after Christmas ( letter from Emma Darwin to Sara Darwin, [13 January 1881] (DAR …
  • … Leonard was ill in London ( letter from Emma Darwin to Sara Darwin, [13 January 1881] (DAR …
  • … 219.1: 140)). According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Leonard next visited Down on 5 …

From T. H. Huxley   12 September 1881

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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

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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

Matches: 3 hits

  • … The letters to Francis from Elizabeth Darwin and Emma Darwin have not been found. …
  • … Dandy is mentioned in a letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin, [13 April 1868] (DAR …
  • … Dubs: Bernard Darwin , Francis’s son, who had stayed behind with Emma and CD at Down …

From Charles Mostyn Owen   [after 29 May 1881]

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Sorry to hear CD is unwell. Hopes outing [to Patterdale] will benefit him.

Author:  Charles Mostyn Owen
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [after 29 May 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 99: 204
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13185

Matches: 2 hits

  • … Mostyn Owen, 29 May 1881 ); a note in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) for 30 May 1881 …
  • … in the Lake District from 2 June to 5 July 1881 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …

From G. H. Darwin   [9 June 1881]

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Has nearly finished his mathematical paper.

Is not sure when he will go to Patterdale.

Author:  George Howard Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [9 June 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 210.2: 88
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13199

Matches: 3 hits

  • … but was most likely addressed to Emma Darwin and passed to other family members; the most …
  • … and Leonard Darwin left on 25 June ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Troutbeck is about …
  • … joined the Darwins at Patterdale in the Lake District on 15 June 1881; Henrietta Emma

From W. E. Darwin   [13 October 1881]

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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

Matches: 3 hits

  • … Darwins. On 13 September 1881, Emma Darwin wrote in a letter to Henrietta Litchfield, ‘Mrs …
  • … difficulty in finding work ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, 2 October [ …
  • … 16 September 1881 . Elizabeth Darwin and Henrietta Emma Litchfield . According to CD’s …

From Anthony Rich   2 September [1881]

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Condolences on the death of E. A. Darwin.

Author:  Anthony Rich
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  2 Sept [1881]
Classmark:  DAR 176: 151
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13314

Matches: 3 hits

  • … p. 4). Rich probably refers to Thomas Henry Huxley . Emma Darwin and CD went to Heene, …
  • … Worthing, on 8 September 1881 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
  • Emma Darwin’s diary records cold, wet, and windy weather from 26 August to 13 September …

From W. E. Darwin   23 May 1881

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Discusses possible investments.

Author:  William Erasmus Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 May 1881
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 93)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13170G

Matches: 1 hit

  • … travelled together to Patterdale in the Lake District ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …

From G. H. Darwin   [7 September 1881]

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Gives an account of the reception of his paper at York [BAAS meeting].

Author:  George Howard Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [7 Sept 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 210.2: 92
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13321

Matches: 3 hits

  • … himself up enough to go’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to Ida Darwin, [6 September 1881] (DAR …
  • … in a letter dated 14 September [1881], Emma Darwin thanked Sara for her postcard from …
  • … Rheims (DAR 219.1: 147)). CD and Emma Darwin visited Anthony Rich in Worthing from 8 to 10 …

From E. B. Aveling   27 September [1881]

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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

Matches: 2 hits

  • … of Sellinge, Kent, who, according to Emma Darwin , was interested in science, but ‘so …
  • … 12 October 1880). The visit confirmed Emma Darwin’s worst fears; in a letter to George …

From W. E. Darwin   29 December 1881

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North East Railway Consols.

Author:  William Erasmus Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  29 Dec 1881
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 99)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13585F

Matches: 1 hit

  • … Railway consols (or bonds) were part of Emma Darwin’s trust (see CD’s Investment book ( …
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