From F. E. Abbot 1 November 1871
Summary
For CD’s approval, cites passage from CD note he wants to quote in a lecture;
pleads for CD’s moral support for FEA’s work in free-thought movement.
Sends $50 [dollars or pounds!?] because he wants CD to become regular contributor to Index.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Nov 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8043 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Abbot, F. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From F. E. Abbot 1 November 1871 …
- … s journal, the Index (see letter to F. E. Abbot, 6 June [1871] ), and had received a …
- … volume containing the issues for 1870 ( letter to F. E. Abbot, 6 September [1871] ). …
- … Truths for the times’ ( Abbot [1870] ), in his letter to F. E. Abbot of 27 May [1871] , …
- … sign myself | Your young friend | F. E. Abbot. P.S. An early reply will greatly oblige. …
- … of 27 May [1871] and 6 June [1871] (see letter from F. E. Abbot, 20 August 1871 ). CD …
- … private statements quoted (see letter to F. E. Abbot, 6 September [1871] ). CD had paid …
From F. E. Abbot 18 July 1872
Summary
Thanks CD for five dollars and two-year subscription to Index, and for permission to quote CD’s compliments on Truths for the times.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 July 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8417 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Abbot, F. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From F. E. Abbot 18 July 1872 …
- … a black regiment ( Higginson 1870 ). See letter to F. E. Abbot, 2 July 1872 and n. 2. …
- … See letter to F. E. Abbot, 2 July 1872 and n. …
- … 1. See letter to F. E. Abbot, 8 January 1872 and n. 1. For Abbot’s reasons for wishing …
- … in the Index , see Correspondence vol. 19, letter from F. E. Abbot, 1 November 1871 . …
- … See letter to F. E. Abbot, 2 July 1872 and n. 3. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was well …
From F. E. Abbot 20 August 1871
Summary
Thanks CD for interest in FEA’s work and for money for Index. Sends 1870 volume of Index.
Praises CD’s services to free-thought.
Asks for CD’s view of the influence of his theory on religion, to use in lecture.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Aug 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7912 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Abbot, F. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … a dishonorable act. With most grateful sentiments, I am| most truly your, F. E. Abbot. …
- … From F. E. Abbot 20 August 1871 …
- … refers to Abbot [1870] and Abbot 1871 (see letter from F. E. Abbot, 11 May 1871 and …
- … Letters to F. E. Abbot, 27 May [1871] and 6 June [1871] . Abbot was editor of the …
- … and I believe that I agree to every word. See letter to F. E. Abbot, 27 May [1871] . …
From F. E. Abbot 15 May 1880
Summary
Thanks for money for further subscription to Index; FEA soon to step down as editor.
On CD’s solid reputation in America among rising men of science.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 May 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12607 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Abbot, F. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From F. E. Abbot 15 May 1880 …
- … that quality universal in the world. I am, dear sir, | Yours gratefully, F. E. Abbot. …
- … See letter to F. E. Abbot, 15 April 1880 ; CD had sent the money to cover the costs of …
- … s views of Darwinism ’ (see letter to F. E. Abbot, 15 April 1880 ). The book reviewed was …
From F. E. Abbot 3 March 1874
Summary
Asks CD to read and comment, for publication, on his forthcoming essay in Index on the evolution of conscience and morals through action and reaction between man and the moral environment.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Mar 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9332 |
From F. E. Abbot 11 May 1871
Summary
Wishes to inform CD that, contrary to CD’s impression, natural selection is widely accepted in U. S. by educated men; encloses copies of his lectures, papers, and the Index.
Author: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7753 |
From H. E. Litchfield [13 November 1871]
Summary
Does not want CD to put his name to any religious movement. Discourages giving money to Abbott or Voysey.
Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13 Nov 1871] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 41) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8054F |
From W. E. Darwin [15? December 1875]
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [15? Dec 1875] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 56) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10297F |
From T. W. Higginson 30 March 1873
Summary
Pleased CD enjoyed his book [Outdoor papers (1871)].
Rejoices at CD’s kindly feelings toward the coloured race.
The Index is in financial trouble due to F. E. Abbot’s unworldliness.
Agassiz is setting up a summer school for natural history off the Massachusetts coast. His pupils develop more liberal scientific opinions than Agassiz’s.
Encloses some notes on expression.
Author: | Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Mar 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 198 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8830 |
letter | (9) |
Abbot, F. E. | (6) |
Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
Higginson, T. W. | (1) |
Litchfield, H. E. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
Abbot, F. E. | (6) |
Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
Higginson, T. W. | (1) |