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From H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin   [March 1871]

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Possible quotations about shame for CD.

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [Mar 1871]
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 22)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7605G

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To H. E. Darwin   20 March 1871

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Reports on sales and reception of his book [Descent]. Thanks HED for her help.

Wallace’s article in the Academy [2 (1870–1): 177–82] shows CD has had no influence on him; the review has had hardly any influence on CD.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  20 Mar 1871
Classmark:  DAR 153: 77
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7605

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  • … 77 Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Mar 1871 Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
  • … 11 March 1871  and n.  8; see also Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 240). Henrietta was visiting …
  • … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …

From H. E. Litchfield to Charles and Emma Darwin   [5 November 1871]

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Describes the wedding party given for herself and Richard Buckley Litchfield at the Working Men’s College in London.

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [5 Nov 1871]
Classmark:  DAR 245: 2, 9, 252
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8053F

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  • … St, London [5 Nov 1871] Charles Robert Darwin Emma
  • … From H.  E.  Litchfield to Charles and Emma Darwin   [5 November 1871] …
  • … DAR 245: 2, 9, 252 Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield 6 Queen Anne …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma
  • Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Litchfield, Henrietta Emma. …
  • Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood . St George’s Hall was a function room in Langham Place, Regent Street, London. William George Clark , a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, had recently published a tract that was critical of Anglican orthodoxy ( ODNB ). Anne Parslow was probably Henrietta’s lady’s maid, and Elizabeth Pearce , who as Bessy Harding had been the Darwin

To H. E. Litchfield   [after 5] November 1871

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CD is "more than pleased" by what R. B. Litchfield said of him. Congratulates HEL on having "so noble a husband".

All were "profoundly" interested by HEL’s account [of their welcome at the Working Men’s College].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  [after 5] Nov 1871
Classmark:  Emma Darwin (1904) 2: 251–2; DAR 153: 79
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8040

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  • … could not have improved a word’ were supplied from the published version in Emma Darwin. …
  • Emma Darwin (1904) 2: 251–2; DAR 153: 79 Charles …
  • … Robert Darwin unstated [after 5] Nov 1871 Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

DCP-LETT-7920

Author:  Margaret Emily Gaskell
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  [Sept 1871]
Classmark:  DAR 165: 14
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7920

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  • … DAR 165: 14 Margaret Emily Gaskell unstated [Sept 1871] Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
  • … Henrietta Emma Litchfield Gaskell, M. E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …

To H. E. Litchfield   [before 2 December 1871]

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Sends MS of section on voice as a means of expression [Expression, pp. 86–93]. CD is dissatisfied with it – wishes he could avoid the subject.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  [before 2 Dec 1871]
Classmark:  The British Library (Add MS 58373)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8134

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  • … Robert Darwin unstated [before 2 Dec 1871] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
  • … before 2 December 1871]). The draft in Emma Darwin’s hand has not been found. CD discussed …

From H. E. Darwin   21 March [1871]

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Is delighted at the sale of Descent. What CD says about her help pleases her very much and the proposed gift as a memorial will be very precious to her. Is looking forward to seeing the family in London. Comments on a letter comparing CD's appearance to an ape. Is surprised CD has had no effect on Wallace: 'It seems to me his mind can’t be so clear as u used to think it'. Has worked out why she is dissatisfied with T. H. Huxley's essay ‘On the physical basis of life’ (T. H. Huxley 1869).

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Mar [1871]
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7605F

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  • … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
  • … in Cannes in 1870 ( letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 3 March 1870 (DAR 245: 36)). …
  • … Henrietta Emma Litchfield Bournemouth 21 Mar [1871] Charles Robert Darwin
  • … Elizabeth Wedgwood . CD and Emma stayed at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne …
  • Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Henrietta was staying with Edmund and Emily Caroline Langton (Lena) in Bournemouth (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix VI). Cumberland Place, Regent’s Park, London was the home of Hensleigh and Frances Emma

To H. E. Litchfield   4 September [1871]

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An affectionate letter to HL on her honeymoon. Urges her to keep her mother as an example.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  4 Sept [1871]
Classmark:  The British Library (Add MS 58373)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7922

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  • … Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Sept [1871] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

To H. E. Litchfield   2 December [1871]

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Sends MS chapter on voice from Expression to HL for examination.

Agrees with R. B. Litchfield about Herbert Spencer’s views on speech and music.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  2 Dec [1871]
Classmark:  DAR 185: 35
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8089

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  • … 35 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Dec [1871] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

From H. E. Litchfield   [before 2 December 1871]

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Summarises her theory about expression in music.

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [before 2 Dec 1871]
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 42)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8088F

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  • … Henrietta Emma Litchfield [before 2 Dec 1871] Charles Robert Darwin

From H. E. Litchfield   [13 November 1871]

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Does not want CD to put his name to any religious movement. Discourages giving money to Abbott or Voysey.

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [13 Nov 1871]
Classmark:  Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 41)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8054F

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From H. E. Litchfield   9 September [1871]

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CD’s letter [7922] was very sweet to her, and if her marriage [to Richard B. Litchfield] can be half as perfect as CD’s she will be very happy.

Richard’s German fails in communicating with washerwomen.

Author:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  9 Sept [1871]
Classmark:  Estate of Richard Darwin Keynes (CUL DAR 245: 525)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7929A

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  • Emma Litchfield Hotel Sonnenberg, Seelisberg Switzerland 9 Sept [1871] Charles Robert Darwin

From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin   1 April 1871

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Writes to HED for fear of tiring CD and to pass on, if she deems suitable, her view that there is no distinction to be made between self-regarding and other-regarding virtues.

Author:  Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  1 Apr 1871
Classmark:  DAR 88: 68–70
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7651

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  • … Julia (Snow) Wedgwood Trowmers 1 Apr 1871 Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

From E. M. Bonham-Carter to H. E. Darwin   [23 June 1871]

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Observations on expression of her dog for CD.

Author:  Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter; Elinor Mary Dicey
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  [23 June 1871]
Classmark:  DAR 160: 242
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7785

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  • … letter from E.  M.  Bonham-Carter to Emma Darwin? , [2–5 June 1871] , for Bonham- Carter’s …
  • … letter from E.  M.  Bonham-Carter to Emma Darwin? , [2–5 June 1871] and n.  4). Bonham- …

From S. R. S. Norton and C. E. Norton to H. E. Darwin   21 August [1871]

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Chauncey Wright’s title is "Secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences".

Author:  Susan Ridley Sedgwick Norton; Charles Eliot Norton
Addressee:  Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:  21 Aug [1871]
Classmark:  DAR 172: 76
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7914

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  • … Eliot Norton Innsbruck 21 Aug [1871] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …