To Francis Darwin [4 February – 8 March 1879]
Summary
Requests some seeds.
Believes the leaves of Phyllanthus sleep like those of Cassia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [4 Feb – 8 Mar 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 49 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11815 |
To E. P. Wright 28 February [1879]
Summary
Has already written a testimonial for [?William Ramsay] McNab as Professor of Botany. Hence what he can write for EPW will not be of much use.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Perceval Wright |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Uppsala University Library: Manuscripts and Music (Waller Ms gb-00525) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11908 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … E. P. Wright 1866b , 1868b, and 1878) are in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. For the enclosure, see letter …
- … letter from E. P. Wright, 26 February 1879 . In his letter of 26 February 1879 , Wright had asked CD for a testimonial for his application for the chair of botany at the University of Edinburgh and had wondered whether Francis Darwin …
- … Darwin’s house in London from 27 February to 5 March 1879 on account of ‘Elizabeth’s illness’ (Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood , Emma’s sister, who lived in Down; CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Although Wright’s research was mainly in marine zoology, CD was aware of his work on the flora of the Seychelles ( E. P. Wright 1868a ); see Correspondence vol. 15, letter …
From W. E. Darwin 25 February [1879]
Summary
Thanks CD profusely for the circular which detailed his and Emma Darwin’s plans to increase their children’s income. Thinks a few hundred really makes the difference for feeling really rich, especially as he now knows how important it is for bankers to have available personal savings.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 71) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896F |
To the Darwin children 21 February 1879
Summary
Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 21 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … E. Darwin in Trust money’ (CD’s Account books–banking account (Down House MS)). CD had held shares in about ten railway companies (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS)). Anthony Rich had bequeathed property in London to CD in recognition of CD’s services to science; see Correspondence vol. 26, letter …
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Francis | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Darwin, Francis | (2) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, Horace | (1) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (1) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (1) |
| Wright, E. P. | (1) |
