To W. D. Fox [1 April 1830]
Summary
CD will remain in Cambridge during the whole vacation.
J. F. Stephens has been ill; hence no recent publications.
Has seen a good deal of J. S. Henslow.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [1 Apr 1830] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-79 |
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- … 1829’. Thomas Alfred Barker . Francis Sacheverel Darwin . Francis Galton mentions him as ‘ …
- … Francis is come up as Fellow Commoner to Downing. is his Mother alive? for he talked one day as if Derbyshire was no longer a home to him. — I have been seeing a good deal lately of Prof: Henslow; I took a long walk with him the other day: I like him most exceedingly, he is so very goodnatured & agreeable. — This letter is strange rag-tag & bob tail affair, & a poor return for your agreeable ones, but with it go my best wishes for you my dear Fox & believe me | Y rs . most sincerely | C. Darwin …
To W. D. Fox [9 May 1830]
Summary
Very sorry WDF was obliged to go to Cheltenham with his parents instead of coming to Cambridge, for the weather is fine, the beetles numerous. Adds news of friends and facts about his collection of insects.
Thinks of reading divinity with Henslow the summer after next.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [9 May 1830] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-80 |
