190 Items
From Emma Wedgwood [23 December 1838]
Summary
Describes the journey home and the long talks on their return. No maid has been found, so he should engage the one she saw, "for ten guineas & tea & sugar a year". She thought CD looked unwell and overtired.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23 Dec 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 154 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-460 |
From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 24 June [1874]
Summary
Kind to send seeds of Aquilegia Brodii. Gives news on her sons. Glad of recent rain to help the hay.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 24 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6405F |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Innes, J. B. …
- … From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 24 June [1874] …
- … M. Stecher collection) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 24 June [1874] John Brodie Innes …
- … Innes believe me | very sincerely yours | Emma Darwin P.S. I shall follow your directions …
- … at Innes’s home in Milton Brodie. See also letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 …
- … he married Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)) and they moved into …
- … Darwin (see n. 5, below). ‘ Aquilegia Brodii ’ is not a species; the name was used jokingly by Emma …
- … Emma refers to John William Brodie Innes . Mrs Palmer has not been identified. Eliza Mary Brodie Innes . Francis Darwin …
To Emma Darwin [25 April 1858]
Summary
Concerned about ED’s headaches, CD writes an affectionate letter.
Believes he has found a rare slave-making species of ant.
Is reading novels: Beneath the surface and Three chances.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Apr 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2413 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … To Emma Darwin [25 April 1858] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 210.8: 33 Charles Robert Darwin Moor Park [25 Apr 1858] Emma …
- … Victoria (see n. 3, below). Henrietta Emma Darwin , aged 15, had undergone treatment at …
- … Company in 1858. Charlotte Langton was Emma Darwin’s sister. The author of The letters of …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
From G. S. Ffinden to Emma Darwin 24 December 1873
Summary
Answers Emma Darwin’s request that the school room be used in the winter as a Reading Room. Protests the Darwins approaching the Education Department directly.
| Author: | George Sketchley Ffinden |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Dec 1873 |
| Classmark: | Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/3/5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9189F |
From Francis Darwin to Emma Darwin [after 16 October 1868]
Summary
Has been working with G. R. Crotch on stridulation. The sexual theory seems very shaky.
Is sending preparations of beetles.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [after 16 Oct 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A96–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5761 |
To Emma Wedgwood [26 January 1839]
Summary
He has the wedding ring. Agrees to coming straight home after the wedding, if that is what she prefers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [26 Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-493 |
From Emma Darwin to T. H. Farrer [16 October 1877]
Summary
CD desires her to say that the cream of THF’s letter of congratulations about William [Darwin]’s marriage [to Sara Sedgwick] lay in the P.S. about "the beloved worms, and not in any such trifles as marrying, &c".
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | [16 Oct 1877] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11268 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Farrer, T. H. …
- … From Emma Darwin to T. H. Farrer [16 October 1877] …
- … of London (LS Ms 299/28) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [16 Oct 1877] Thomas Henry Farrer, …
- … staying with the Farrers at Abinger Hall since July (see letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … 1877] (DAR 219.9: 146), and letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [8 July 1877] (DAR …
- … Down from 13 to 24 October 1877 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Katherine Euphemia ( …
To Emma Darwin [19 April 1851]
Summary
Detailed account of progress of Anne’s illness.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1402 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … To Emma Darwin [19 April 1851] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 210.13: 11 Charles Robert Darwin Malvern [19 Apr 1851] Emma …
- … April 1851 . See the second letter to Emma Darwin, [18 April 1851] . Hannah was a servant …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
- … Darwin and the children of Fanny Mackintosh Wedgwood stayed there while CD and Fanny nursed Anne in Malvern. Hensleigh Wedgwood was Emma’ …
From Horace Darwin 17 August 1874
Summary
The occurrence and prevention of scale in boilers.
Anxious to hear Murray’s reply [to CD’s letter 9598].
| Author: | Horace Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9603 |
From Emma Darwin to John Scott 9 January 1864
Summary
CD thinks JS’s Primula paper is fit for publication; he will send it on to the Linnean Society.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 9 Jan 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B29–30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4383 |
From Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker 15 February [1864]
Summary
John Scott is gratified at Bentham’s proposal that he become an associate of the Linnean Society.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 15 Feb [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 220 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4406 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Hooker, J. D. …
- … From Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker 15 February [1864] …
- … DAR 115: 220 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 15 Feb [1864] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … from John Scott, 12 [February 1864] . Emma Darwin refers to John Scott and to the Linnean …
- … From 30 January to 2 February 1864, Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) recorded good days and …
To Emma Darwin [20–1 May 1848]
Summary
Reports on his father’s health, and Catherine’s. CD, himself, has been a little sick.
Hensleigh [Wedgwood] thinks he has settled the free-will question – "we have none whatsoever".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [20–1 May 1848] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 27 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1176 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … To Emma Darwin [20–1 May 1848] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 210.8: 27 Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury [20–1 May 1848] Emma …
- … This and the next four letters to Emma Darwin were written during CD’s visit to …
- … and CD’s niece. Josiah Wedgwood III , Emma Darwin’s brother. Probably Thomas Wedgwood , …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
To Emma Wedgwood [29 December 1838]
Summary
The house at 12 Upper Gower Street is theirs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [29 Dec 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-463 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … gaudy colours of the walls and furniture ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 18). The house was badly …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
- … DAR 210.8: 8 Charles Robert Darwin London, Gt Marlborough St, 36 [29 Dec 1838] Emma …
- … th . — Goodbye, my own dear Emma | Most affectionately yours. — Chas. Darwin The Cook from …
From William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin 28 February [1868]
Summary
Crying in babies.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5952 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … From William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin 28 February [1868] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 162: 86 William Erasmus Darwin Southampton 28 Feb [1868] Emma …
- … was the home of Josiah Wedgwood III , Emma Darwin’s brother, and Caroline Sarah Wedgwood , …
- … Darwin, W. E. Wedgwood, Emma …
From Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker [7 December 1863]
Summary
CD too ill to write.
Has evidence of long life of seed transported on a partridge’s foot.
Sends a squib by Samuel Butler on the Origin.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [7 Dec 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 215 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4351 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Hooker, J. D. …
- … From Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker [7 December 1863] …
- … DAR 115: 215 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [7 Dec 1863] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Hooker, 5 [December 1863] , and the entries in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242). See n. 2, …
- … below. In 1863, 7 December was a Monday. Emma Darwin’s diary entries on 5 and 6 December …
- … and letter from J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin, 11 November 1863 ). CD’s comment suggests …
- … of Cruelty to Animals (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [6–27 September 1863] , …
- … in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. Emma Darwin probably refers to the letter from Asa …
From Emma Darwin to T. W. Higginson 19 May [1878]
Summary
CD will be glad to see TWH on Friday next, and invites him to stay the night.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Wentworth Higginson |
| Date: | 19 May [1878] |
| Classmark: | Houghton Library, Harvard University (MS Am 1162.10: 201) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11516F |
From Emma Darwin to Nicolai Mengden 8 April 1879
Summary
Answers NAvM’s letter for CD. CD considers evolution is quite consistent with belief in God, but NvM must remember people mean different things by God.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden |
| Date: | 8 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | Dr Mirko Majer (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11981 |
From Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker 12 March [1864]
Summary
Request for plants.
CD’s continuing ill health.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 223 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4426 |
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [6 May 1864]
Summary
CD has been so ill they must discourage visit by WDF. Recovering slowly with new treatment.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [6 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 143) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4487 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Fox, W. D. …
- … From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox [6 May 1864] …
- … Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 143) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [6 May 1864] William Darwin Fox …
- … CD on 20 March 1864; his second visit was on 10 April ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … See also letter from William Jenner to Emma Darwin, [17 March 1864] and n. 2, and letter …
- … Darwin from 4 to 14 February 1863 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD and Fox met on 13 …
To Emma Darwin [13 March 1842]
Summary
News of family and of his stay at Shrewsbury.
Calculates the newly instituted income tax will mean £30 per annum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-623 |
Document type
| letter | (190) |
Author
| Darwin, Emma | (85) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (85) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (49) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (8) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (7) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Emma | (105) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (105) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (26) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (8) |
| Fox, W. D. | (6) |
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| 1838 | (16) |
| 1839 | (11) |
| 1840 | (2) |
| 1841 | (2) |
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| 1843 | (1) |
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| 1845 | (2) |
| 1846 | (2) |
| 1847 | (1) |
| 1848 | (6) |
| 1849 | (1) |
| 1851 | (14) |
| 1858 | (2) |
| 1861 | (2) |
| 1862 | (3) |
| 1863 | (24) |
| 1864 | (16) |
| 1865 | (5) |
| 1866 | (2) |
| 1867 | (7) |
| 1868 | (7) |
| 1869 | (1) |
| 1870 | (1) |
| 1871 | (13) |
| 1872 | (5) |
| 1873 | (5) |
| 1874 | (7) |
| 1875 | (5) |
| 1876 | (1) |
| 1877 | (3) |
| 1878 | (2) |
| 1879 | (4) |
| 1880 | (4) |
| 1881 | (1) |
| 1882 | (2) |
