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To W. D. Fox    [25–9 January 1829]

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Congratulates WDF on finishing at Cambridge; he regards his place as a very good one, and comments on how others did.

Father much pleased by gift of a swan.

Adds some entomological news.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Darwin Fox
Date:  [25–9 Jan 1829]
Classmark:  Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 8)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-56

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  • … John Maurice Herbert , in a letter to Francis Darwin , stated that in his youth CD took …
  • … Letter from J.  M.  Herbert to Francis Darwin, 12 June 1882 , DAR 112: 61v. ). For a …

From Francis Knyvett Leighton    [3 June 1829]

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Invites CD for the boatrace and the cricket matches, and to see Oxford. Suggests Cambridge will win, but he will bet up to £5 on Oxford at 3 to 1.

Author:  Francis Knyvett Leighton
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [3 June 1829]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 36
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-65

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  • … 36 Francis Knyvett Leighton Magdalen College Oxford [3 June 1829] Charles Robert Darwin

From John Coldstream    28 February 1829

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News of his activities in recent months, of mutual Edinburgh acquaintances, and the Plinian Society.

JC has given up natural history for a time to prepare himself better for medical practice.

Author:  John Coldstream
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  28 Feb 1829
Classmark:  DAR 204: 33
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-58

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  • … letter to Caroline Darwin, 6 January 1826 , n.  5. William Alexander Francis Browne . In …