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From E. A. Darwin   [24 January 1825]

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Asks CD to do an experiment for him.

Has found a curious stone in his fire.

Price’s iron in tea measured 13 per cent.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [24 Jan 1825]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 9
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11

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  • … DCP-LETT-11

To ?   11 March [1862–9]

Summary

Gives permission to insert in his magazine anything from CD’s works.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Unidentified
Date:  11 Mar [1862-9]
Classmark:  Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13877F

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  • … To ?    11 March [1862–9] …
  • … Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Mar …
  • … 1862 11 Mar …
  • … 1863 11 Mar …
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  • … 1867 11 Mar …
  • … 1868 11 Mar 1869 Unidentified …
  • … Down Bromley Kent March 11 th . Dear Sir You are most entirely welcome to insert anything …

To Mr S.   11 September [1875–81]

Summary

Sends a photograph.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Johannes Japetus Smith (Japetus) Steenstrup
Date:  11 Sept [1875-81]
Classmark:  Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana (VadSlg NL 202: 33: 27q)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9632F

Matches: 8 hits

  • … To Mr S.    11 September [1875–81] …
  • … Kantonsbibliothek Vadiana (VadSlg NL 202: 33: 27q) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Sept …
  • … 1875 11 Sept …
  • … 1876 11 Sept …
  • … 1877 11 Sept …
  • … 1878 11 Sept …
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  • … 1880 11 Sept 1881 Johannes Japetus Smith (Japetus) Steenstrup …

To ?   11 June [1861–8]

Summary

CD regrets he has to turn down an invitation because of his ill health.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Unidentified
Date:  11 June [1861-8]
Classmark:  Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 6)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3179F

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  • … To ?    11 June [1861–8] …
  • … dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 6) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 June …
  • … 1861 11 June …
  • … 1862 11 June …
  • … 1863 11 June …
  • … 1864 11 June …
  • … 1865 11 June …
  • … 1866 11 June …
  • … 1867 11 June 1868 Unidentified …
  • … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. June 11 th My dear Sir I am very much obliged for your kind …

[Hesse-Wartegg, Ernst A. von.] 1875c. Insektenfressende Pflanzen. Fremden-Blatt, 10 August 1875, pp. 11–12, and 11 August 1875, pp. 11–12.

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  • … A. von. ] 1875c. Insektenfressende Pflanzen. Fremden-Blatt , 10 August 1875, pp. 11–12, …
  • … and 11 August 1875, pp. …
  • 11–12. Online from ANNO. 23 …

Agassiz, Louis. 1863b. The Silurian beach. Atlantic Monthly 11: 460–71.

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  • … Agassiz, Louis. 1863b. The Silurian beach. Atlantic Monthly 11: 460–71. …
  • … NW6 P900.1.c.6.11 11

To W. W. Baxter   11 December [1873–5?]

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Requests hydrated magnesia.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Walmisley Baxter
Date:  11 Dec [1873-5]
Classmark:  Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (144/2)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13772G

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  • … To W. W. Baxter   11 December [1873–5? ] …
  • … Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (144/2) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Dec …
  • … 1873 11 Dec …
  • … 1874 11 Dec 1875 William Walmisley Baxter …
  • … than cream, & I think slightly opake. — Please mark dose. — C. Darwin Down. Dec. 11 th . …

To G. S. Ffinden   11 November 1879

Summary

Encloses a cheque to the Down Coal and Clothing Club.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  George Sketchley Ffinden
Date:  11 Nov 1879
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12308

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  • … To G.  S.  Ffinden   11 November 1879 …
  • … Society (Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Nov 1879 George Sketchley Ffinden …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Nov 11 th 1879 My dear Sir …
  • … I enclose a cheque for £ 11" s 5"0 for the Down Coal & Clothing Club consisting as follow …
  • … 1.0.0 Leonard D.  1.0.0 Miss. D.  1.0.0 ——– £11:5:0. It is, as you remark, fortunate that …
  • … the Coal and Clothing Club ( J. R. Moore 1985 , p. 470). On 11 November 1879, CD recorded …
  • … a payment of £11 5 s under the heading ‘Ffinden’ in his Account books–banking account ( …

To Menyhért Lónyay   [after 11 June 1872]

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Thanks for his election to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Menyhért Lónyay
Date:  [after 11 June 1872]
Classmark:  DAR 96: 154r
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8383

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  • … To Menyhért Lónyay   [after 11 June 1872] …
  • … DAR 96: 154r Charles Robert Darwin Bassett [after 11 June 1872] Menyhért Lónyay …
  • … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Menyhért Lónyay, 11 June 1872 . …
  • … See letter from Menyhért Lónyay, 11 June 1872 . H.  A.  of Sc. : Hungarian Academy of …
  • … the receipt of your obliging letter of June 11 th . in which you announce to me that the …

To J. D. Hooker   11 December [1860]

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On JDH’s suggestions for new edition of Origin.

Gray’s Atlantic Monthly articles to be published [in England] as a pamphlet.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:  11 Dec [1860]
Classmark:  DAR 115: 80, 78E
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3019

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  • … To J.  D.  Hooker   11 December [1860] …
  • … DAR 115: 80, 78E Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Dec [1860] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
  • … Letter from J.  D.  Hooker, [6–11 December 1860] . In his letter, Hooker stated that he …
  • … has not been found, but see the letter to Asa Gray, 11 December [1860] . The letter has …
  • … Down Bromley Kent Dec.  11 th My dear Hooker Sincere thanks for suggestions; some of which …
  • … not been found, but see the letter to David Forbes, 11 December [1860] and the …
  • … letter from David Forbes, [after 11 December 1860] . Forbes had recently read a paper on …
  • … of points raised in Hooker’s letter of [6–11 December 1860] , it would appear to have been …

To J. D. Hooker   11 April [1859]

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Murray has read first three chapters of Origin and abides by his offer to publish.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:  11 Apr [1859]
Classmark:  DAR 115: 11
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2452

Matches: 5 hits

  • … To J.  D. Hooker   11 April [1859] …
  • … DAR 115: 11 Charles Robert …
  • … Darwin Down 11 Apr [1859] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
  • … Down Bromley Kent Ap. 11 My dear Hooker I write one line to say that I heard from Murray …
  • … early in March (see letter to J.  D. Hooker, 11 March [1859] ). CD requested their return …

Balfour, John Hutton. 1873. Obituary notice of Thomas Anderson, MD, FLS. Transactions of the Botanical Society [of Edinburgh] 11: 41–5.

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  • … Thomas Anderson, MD, FLS. Transactions of the Botanical Society [of Edinburgh] 11: 41–5. …
  • … SF5 P370.c.105.7 11

[Oliver, Daniel.] 1863. [Review of J. D. Hooker’s study of Welwitschia.] Natural History Review n.s. 3: 201–11.

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  • … Review of J. D. Hooker’s study of Welwitschia. ] Natural History Review n.s. 3: 201–11. …
  • … NF6 Q382.c.14.9 11

Torell, Otto Martin. 1859. Bidrag till Spitsbergens molluskfauna. Jemte en allmän öfversigt af Arktiska regionens naturförhârcurbr;llanden och forntida utbredning. Stockholm: Typografiska föreningens boktryckeri.

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  • … och forntida utbredning. Stockholm: Typografiska föreningens boktryckeri. WB4 MB.55.36(11) …
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Juvenal (c. 60–140)

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  • … c. 60–140 Roman poet and satirist. ( EB. ) [Vol. 11] EB Bibliography EB : The Encyclopædia …
  • … information. 11th edition. 29 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1910–11. …
  • 11 Roman poet satirist …

From Charles Layton   11 March 1880

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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

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  • … From Charles Layton   11 March 1880 …
  • … Layton D. Appleton & Co London, Little Britain, 16 11 Mar 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … 10% of $1. 146.60 Insectivorous Plants  No sales $281.40 Stg value exch 4[. ]88 £57. 11. 2 …
  • … Down House MS) records the receipt of £57 11 s. 2 d. for ‘Appleton sale of books for 1/2 …
  • … 16 Little Britain (City) March 11 th . /80 Dear Sir I enclose cheque on Union Bank for £ …

From Henrietta Grace Powell   11 February 1863

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Invites CD to visit on Sunday afternoon, for a quiet discussion with Huxley, the Bishop of Natal [J. W. Colenso], and herself. Will not trouble him with any eating.

Author:  Henrietta Grace Smyth; Henrietta Grace Powell
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  11 Feb 1863
Classmark:  DAR 160: 13
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3977

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  • … to Down on Saturday 14 February (see ‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol.  11, Appendix II)). …
  • … From Henrietta Grace Powell   11 February 1863 …
  • … Henrietta Grace Powell London, Hyde Park Gate South, 1 11 Feb 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Truly your’s | Henrietta G Powell. February 11. 1863. Address | M rs . Baden Powell | 1. …

To J. D. Hooker   11 October 1869

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Is glad that JDH is willing to try Candolle’s experiment [see 6915]. Encloses all the seeds except a few taken from the Moscow and Palermo packets.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:  11 Oct 1869
Classmark:  Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (catalogue 123)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6932

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  • … To J.  D.  Hooker   11 October 1869 …
  • … dealer) (catalogue 123) Charles Robert Darwin unstated 11 Oct 1869 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
  • … October 11, 1869 I am very glad that you are willing to try DeCandolle’s experiment which …
  • … 4, and letter to Alphonse de Candolle, 11 October 1869 . The original letter is complete …

To E. B. Aveling   11 August [1881]

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Thanks EBA for his book [see 13283]. Has no objection to people differing from him or carrying his arguments further than he would consider safe.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Edward Bibbens Aveling
Date:  11 Aug [1881]
Classmark:  DAR 202: 27
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13287

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  • … than, as I believe, I deserve. — yours faithfully | C.  D. — —Aug.  11. D r Aveling …
  • … To E.  B.  Aveling   11 August [1881] …
  • … DAR 202: 27 Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Aug [1881] Edward Bibbens Aveling …

To Veitch & Sons   [before 11 August 1877]

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Asks specific questions on looking after plants of Dionaea. [The correspondent’s replies to the questions are written beneath them.]

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Veitch & Sons
Date:  [before 11 Aug 1877]
Classmark:  DAR 202: 96
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10749

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  • … To Veitch & Sons   [before 11 August 1877] …
  • … DAR 202: 96 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 11 Aug 1877] Veitch & Sons …
  • … this letter and the letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 11 August 1877 . CD received thirty …
  • … of Dionaea muscipula (Venus fly trap) from Veitch on 11 August 1877 (see letter to W. …
  • … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 11 August 1877 ). CD had evidently included this set of questions about …
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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year

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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…

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  • … backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel …
  • … review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
  • … Correspondence  vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin’s relief, …
  • … the moment of being hatched ( letter to  Nature , 7 and 11 May [1874] ; Spalding 1872a). …
  • … & that must be enough for me’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). Plants that eat . …
  • … cartilage, bone & meat &c. &c.’ ( letter to W. D. Fox,  11 May [1874] ). His research …
  • … Correspondence  vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin,  [11 October 1873] ). Darwin wasted …
  • … the photograph he sent highly ( letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). At the …