To Francis Darwin 16 and 17 May 1881
Summary
Some papers have arrived for FD.
Comments on the work of Phillipe van Tieghem who evidently knows nothing of insectivorous plants.
Leslie Stephen’s visit to Down went off well.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 16 and 17 May 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13159 |
To Francis Darwin [16 June 1881]
Summary
Describes seeds sent by George Payne [see 13205]. Is surprised that they bury themselves.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [16 June 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 98v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13206 |
From Francis Darwin 17 June 1881
Summary
Glad CD approves of diaheliotropic paper. Reports on experiments with Carex and Yucca. Discusses translation of ‘Växtbook’ from Swedish. Heard some excellent music the previous night.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 June 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13208F |
To Francis Darwin [after 27 December 1880]
Summary
The Duke of Argyll has written to Gladstone in support of a pension for A. R. Wallace.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [after 27 Dec 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12950 |
To the Darwin children 16 September 1881
Summary
A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.
| 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: | 16 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 183 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13340 |
Document type
| letter | (5) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, Francis | |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, Horace | (1) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (1) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (1) |
