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From R. I. Thompson 27 April 1871
Summary
About a dog that acquired habits from a cat and her kittens.
| Author: | Ralph Ingham Thompson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 113–14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7722 |
From John Jeremiah 11 March 1871
Summary
Case of cat transmitting a habit to her offspring.
| Author: | John Jeremiah |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 101–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7572 |
From P. B. Mason 29 March 1871
Summary
More details on children with hairy backs;
reasons for greater mortality rate of male children.
| Author: | Philip Brookes Mason |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 72–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7641 |
From A. R. Wallace 7 August 1871
Summary
Sends notes on Fritz Müller’s letter.
| Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Aug 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 89: 85–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7899 |
From Henry Reeks 3 June 1871
Summary
Observations on habits of caribou and deer in Newfoundland.
Suggests nightingale egg coloration evolved from white to olive for protection.
| Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 June 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7799 |
From Henry Reeks 25 May 1871
Summary
Comments on and corrections for chapter 13, "Mammals", of Descent.
| Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 May 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 100–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7767 |
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Document type
| letter | (6) |
Author
| Reeks, Henry | (2) |
| Jeremiah, John | (1) |
| Mason, P. B. | (1) |
| Thompson, R. I. | (1) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Reeks, Henry | (2) |
| Jeremiah, John | (1) |
| Mason, P. B. | (1) |
| Thompson, R. I. | (1) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
