From Charles Layton 11 March 1880
Summary
Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s works to 1 Feb 1880 and sends a cheque for balance due to CD.
| Author: | Charles James (Charles) Layton; D. Appleton & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Mar 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 105 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12531 |
From G. H. Darwin 27 July 1880
Summary
Asks CD’s advice on how to answer a letter requesting his endorsement of Wrigley, his former teacher at Clapham School.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 July 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 64.2: 94; DAR 210.2: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12668 |
From James Caird 11 October 1880
Summary
Comments on the progress of Torbitt’s experiments.
| Author: | James Caird |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12753 |
From S. H. Haliburton 12 December [1880]
Summary
Writes of the pleasure of seeing him again.
| Author: | Sarah Harriet Mostyn Owen; Sarah Harriet Williams; Sarah Harriet Haliburton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 209–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12907 |
To R. P. Hardy [after 11 August 1880]
Summary
Forwards some tables on behalf of the Down Friendly Society and discusses the changes in benefits requested by the members.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ralph Price Hardy |
| Date: | [after 11 Aug 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 67v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12681 |
To Ernst Krause 30 July 1880
Summary
Profit on Erasmus Darwin is £9 15s 5d. Sends cheque. 218 copies remain unsold.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 30 July 1880 |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36207); DAR 210.11: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12675 |
From James Torbitt 12 March 1880
Summary
Hopes to finish his report tomorrow; last year’s crosses were failures.
| Author: | James Torbitt |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 163 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12534 |
To R. P. Hardy 6 August [1880]
Summary
Asks RPH [an actuary] to act on behalf of the Down Friendly Society whose members wish the rates of benefits to be raised.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ralph Price Hardy |
| Date: | 6 Aug [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12680 |
To the Darwin children 10 January 1880
Summary
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
| 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: | 10 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12414 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 12 th to be paid into each account. N.B I invested £ 800 early in year otherwise the distribution w d have been larger. £ William 360 ) 600 to Williams Bessy 240 ) Bank George 360 Frank 360 Leonard 360 Horace 360 Henrietta 240. ——— £2280 ——— Each child must put initial to show he has seen it. C. Darwin Everybody has seen this. | C.D Jan 10 …
To James Torbitt 17 March [1880]
Summary
Asks for additional information about JT’s potato experiments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Torbitt |
| Date: | 17 Mar [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 116 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12538 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 12 March [1880] , CD had sent comments on the earlier part of Torbitt’s manuscript, a report on his potato breeding experiments. Robert Bent Knox , bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore, had grown a disease-free, red, round variety of potato from seeds Torbitt had sent him; see Correspondence vol. 27, enclosure to letter from James Torbitt, 15 November 1879 . CD had sent Torbitt cheques for £50 and £25 and had further donations to Torbitt’s scheme in hand; see letters to James Torbitt , 6 March 1880 and 10 …
From C. H. Tindal 1 January 1880
Summary
Encloses extracts from the correspondence of [the Ven. Robert] Clive concerning Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Harrison Tindal |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 227.7: 11–13, 16, 18, 25, 128 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12392F |
| letter | (11) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Caird, James | (1) |
| D. Appleton & Co | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Haliburton, S. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Hardy, R. P. | (2) |
| Darwin, Elizabeth | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (11) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
| Hardy, R. P. | (2) |
| Torbitt, James | (2) |
| Caird, James | (1) |
