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From J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin 29 March 1869
Summary
Pleased to come on 17th.
Is arranging the Aucuba experiment.
Sends some letters for CD’s perusal.
Asks what CD thinks of Huxley’s address [Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 25 (1869): xxviii–liii].
Would be glad to have Drosophyllum plants.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 12–13; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence 188: 141–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6685 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Society of London on 19 February 1869 ( T. H. Huxley 1869c ). CD had received plants of …
- … H. Barklys, marking in both the passages in pencil—as I know he is bored beyond endurance with correspondence. Frances sends her love she is very busy, preparing for Russia with me— You do not mention Henrietta— we are most anxious to hear how she is. If Mr Darwin can write please let him tell me what he thinks of Huxley’ …
From J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin 15 September 1871
Summary
His mother very ill.
Mrs Hooker back from Bavaria.
Hopes marriage [of Henrietta] went well. Is accused of saying he would rather go to two burials than one marriage.
Has heard from Huxley who is threatening to "thin out" Mivart. Huxley is reading Francisco Suarez and finds Mivart misquotes or misunderstands him.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 83–84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7945 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma |
Correspondent
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
