From G. H. Darwin to Emma Darwin [30 April 1879]
Summary
Sends some papers on Erasmus Darwin for CD.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Apr 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 78 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12102 |
From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin [14 October 1881]
Summary
Arrangements for the disposal of the contents of Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne Street, London.
The text on EAD’s gravestone.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [14 Oct 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.3: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13400F |
From G. H. Darwin 24 October 1874
Summary
GHD explains conduction, radiation, and convection.
His paper on political economy for Royal Institution lecture has reached 60 pages. Plans to send it to Contemporary Review.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 54; 210.2: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9695 |
To G. H. Darwin 17 [August 1878]
Summary
He and Emma rejoice that GHD’s mathematical troubles are at an end. It is miraculous that he unconsciously followed the right course – like composing a sonata by a fluke.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 17 [Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11663 |
From George Howard Darwin [28 November 1856]
Summary
Letter from school with instructions where to put away his belongings at home.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [28 Nov 1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 251: 2222 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2003F |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records, ‘G. very poorly’. Yonge 1856 . Sarah Morrey had been cook to Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood , …
- … Emma Darwin (1915), 2: 106). Petleys was auctioned and the servants departed in mid-December 1856 ( Correspondence vol. 6, letter to W. E. Darwin, 25 [November 1856] ). Henry Hemmings had been a servant of Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood ( …
From G. H. Darwin [before 11 July 1878]
Summary
Refers to Charles Lagrange, who is working on the same subject as GHD, but in a fundamentally different way.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 11 July 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11600 |
To G. H. Darwin 5 November [1874]
Summary
Mainly family news.
Eager to read GHD’s political economy MS "though Heaven knows whether I shall understand it".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9712 |
From G. H. Darwin 14 December 1878
Summary
Asks CD if he would screw himself up to inviting A. Newton to Down.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11796 |
To G. H. Darwin 24 November 1873
Summary
Pleased that GHD will help with second edition of Descent. Cautions him not to alter strength of CD’s expression or improve the style too much.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9159 |
To G. H. Darwin 2 [April 1875]
Summary
CD recounts events of the April-fool’s day séance at Hensleigh [Wedgwood]’s. Asks GHD to find out whether Sidgwick’s account of it agrees with what he has heard. "What rubbish the whole does seem to be!"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 2 [Apr 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9911 |
To G. H. Darwin 27 April [1876]
Summary
Sends Mind. Henry Sidgwick’s article ["The theory of evolution in its application to practice", Mind 1 (1876): 52–67] is so clear it makes CD feel "a muddle-headed man". But he disagrees with Sidgwick on the origin of morality within tribes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Apr [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10478 |
From G. H. Darwin 28 August 1881
Summary
Discusses funeral arrangements for E. A. Darwin, and his will.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Aug 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13301 |
To G. H. Darwin 5 March [1880]
Summary
The Colonel [J. L. Chester] is pleased [see 12509].
Jos[iah Wedgwood III] is dying.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12514 |
To George Howard Darwin and W. E. Darwin 13 [November 1856]
Summary
Describes the funeral of Aunt Sarah [Elizabeth Wedgwood].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin; George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 13 [Nov 1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1987 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 106). Henrietta Litchfield later recalled that Sarah Wedgwood ‘lived …
- … Emma Darwin’s diary). These uncles were Emma’s brothers and her cousin, John Allen Wedgwood. …
- … Wedgwood II . She had moved to Petleys, a house in Down village, in 1847 (see Correspondence vol. 3, letter to Emma Darwin, [24 June 1846] and Emma …
- … Darwin , then at Rugby School. Dated by the reference to the funeral of Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood, who died on 6 November 1856. Sarah Wedgwood , CD’s and Emma’ …
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 |
| letter | (15) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (6) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, Horace | (1) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (1) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (1) |
