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To the Darwin children   20 December 1881

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Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".

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:  20 Dec 1881
Classmark:  DAR (CD library—Index Kewensis tom. 1)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13570

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, Elizabeth Darwin, Francis Darwin, G. H. Darwin, Horace Darwin, …
  • … Darwin Down 20 Dec 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin Francis Darwin George Howard …

From G. H. Darwin   [6 December 1881]

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Asks whether he is to give a gratuity of "cinquanta lire sterling" to the cook at 6 Queen Anne St.

Author:  George Howard Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [6 Dec 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 210.2: 101
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13532

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  • Elizabeth Squire had been Erasmus Alvey Darwin ’s cook. E. A. Darwin had died on 26 August …

To John Price   27 December 1881

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Congratulates JP on marriage of daughter.

Consoles him on his poor health.

Death of Mrs Smith a severe loss.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Price
Date:  27 Dec 1881
Classmark:  University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library (BANC MSS 74/78 z)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13581

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  • Elizabeth Price and Henry Stolterfoth were to be married; the wedding did not take place until 16 February 1882 ( Cheshire Observer , 25 February 1882, p. 5). The Darwins