To John Lubbock 14 [July 1855]
Summary
CD has more specimens of Helix pomatia.
Thanks for Lepidoptera book.
Invites JL to dinner.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 14 [July 1855] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.621) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1831 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DCP-LETT-1831 …
Wagler, Johann Georg. 1831. Mittheilungen über die Gattungen der Sippe Bradypus. Isis (1831): 604–12.
From John Coldstream 13 September 1831
Summary
Suggestions and information helpful to CD in preparation for Beagle voyage. David Brewster’s meteorological papers. Suggests an oyster-trawl for collecting marine animals. Recommends CD see R. E. Grant. For meteorological observations suggests F. W. Beechey’s Voyage to the Pacific [1831] and an interview with J. F. Daniell of King’s College.
Author: | John Coldstream |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Sept 1831 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 64 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-124 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From John Coldstream 13 September 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 64 John Coldstream Leith 13 Sept 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … with much esteem, Yours most sincerely | John Coldstream *S 2 Leith 13 th Sept 1831. …
- … Brewster 1826 , 1823. Beechey 1831 . A copy of another edition (Philadelphia 1832) is in …
- … FitzRoy’s (see letter from Robert FitzRoy, 23 September 1831 ). John Frederic Daniell . …
- … F. W. Beechey’s Voyage to the Pacific [1831] and an interview with J. F. Daniell of King’s …
- … Bibliography Beechey, Frederick William. 1831. Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and …
To C. T. Whitley [19 July 1831]
Summary
He is "mad about Geology" and plans to ride through Wales in August with a few days at Barmouth.
Some humorous gossip.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
Date: | [19 July 1831] |
Classmark: | Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-102A |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To C. T. Whitley [19 July 1831] …
- … Taylor Library Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury [19 July 1831] Charles Thomas Whitley …
- … visited Whitley in Barmouth. See letter to Charles Whitley, [9 September 1831] . …
- … North Wales, part of it in the company of Adam Sedgwick ,in August 1831 (see letters from …
- … Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 and …
- … 18 September 1831 ). Not identified. …
- … CD studied Spanish in July 1831 in the hope of carrying out a natural history excursion to …
- … Robert Lowe were in Barmouth in August 1831 ( Martin 1893 , 1: 19–20). See also Barrett …
From George Peacock to J. S. Henslow [6 or 13 August 1831]
Summary
GP has been asked to recommend a naturalist to sail with Capt. Robert FitzRoy to Tierra del Fuego and the South Sea Islands. If Leonard Jenyns is not available, whom would JSH recommend?
P.S. Urges JHS not to lose this opportunity to have collections made for "our museum".
Author: | George Peacock |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | [6 or 13] Aug 1831 |
Classmark: | DAR 97: B1–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-104 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From George Peacock to J. S. Henslow [6 or 13 August 1831] …
- … DAR 97: B1–3 George Peacock London, Suffolk St, 7 6 Aug 1831 13 …
- … Aug 1831 John Stevens Henslow …
- … Saturday after Marmaduke Ramsay’s death, which occurred on 31 July 1831. Letters from J. …
- … S. Henslow, 24 August 1831 and from George Peacock , [ c. …
- … 26 August 1831] indicate that there was further correspondence before Henslow’s letter of …
- … CD (see letter to Susan Darwin, [5 September 1831] ). In a letter of 1 May 1882 to Francis …
To T. M. Hughes 24 May 1875
Summary
Reports some details of the geological tour he took with Sedgwick in North Wales in 1831. Recalls how neither he nor Sedgwick saw the obvious signs of past glaciation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas McKenny Hughes |
Date: | 24 May 1875 |
Classmark: | Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (Archive DDF Box 720) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9993 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Sedgwick (see Correspondence vol. 1, letters from Adam Sedgwick , 4 September 1831 and …
- … 18 September 1831 ; Correspondence vol. 16, letter from Adam Sedgwick, 11 [October 1868] ; …
- … he took with Sedgwick in North Wales in 1831. Recalls how neither he nor Sedgwick saw the …
- … s geological fieldwork in Wales, summer 1831. Endeavour 25: 33–7. Secord, James Andrew. …
- … Sedgwick in North Wales during the summer of 1831; but it is so long ago that I can tell …
- … tour he took with Adam Sedgwick in 1831 are in DAR 5; he also gave a short account of the …
- … down their impressions of the other in 1831 ( John Willis Clark and Hughes 1890, 1: 379, …
- … that Hughes wanted information on the 1831 trip from George Howard Darwin , as both Hughes …
- … letter from Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 . CD refers to the letter from Adam Sedgwick, …
- … had encouraged him to take up geology in 1831 (see Correspondence vol. 1, Appendix I). CD …
- … 1, letter from Adam Sedgwick, 4 September 1831 ). CD returned to North Wales in the summer …
Bertero, Carlo Giuseppe. 1831–3. List of the plants of Chile; translated from the ‘Mercurio Chileno,’ by W. S. W. Ruschenberger. American Journal of Science and Arts 19 (1831): 63–70, 299–311; 20 (1831): 248–60; 23 (1833): 78–96, 250–71.
Thompson, Robert. 1831. A report upon the varieties of apricot cultivated in the garden of the Horticultural Society. [Read 15 February 1831.] Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London 2d ser. 1 (1831–5): 56–75.
Whately, Richard. 1831. Introductory lectures on political economy, being part of a course delivered in Easter term, 1831. London. [Vols. 3,10]
To a bookseller 9 April [1860]
Summary
Orders a copy of Matthew 1831 from a bookseller.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Bookseller. |
Date: | 9 Apr [1860] |
Classmark: | Uppsala University Library: Manuscripts and Music (Waller MS alb-54:068) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2753F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Orders a copy of Matthew 1831 from a bookseller. …
- … s work on “Naval Timber & Arboriculture” 1831. Adam Black Edinburgh & Longman London. — …
- … Durham: Pentland Press. Matthew, Patrick. 1831. On naval timber and arboriculture; with …
- … aware of Patrick Matthew’s book ( Matthew 1831 ) after Matthew published a letter in the …
- … There is an annotated copy of Matthew 1831 in the Darwin Library–CUL (see marginalia 1: …
To Robert FitzRoy [4 or 11 October 1831]
Summary
CD’s luggage is frightfully bulky, though he has been as economical as possible. Has made financial arrangements for his expenses.
Plans to study mathematics during voyage.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
Date: | [4 or 11] Oct 1831 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 113 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-139 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Robert FitzRoy [4 or 11 October 1831] …
- … DAR 144: 113 Charles Robert Darwin London, Spring Gardens, 17 4 Oct 1831 11 …
- … Oct 1831 Robert FitzRoy …
- … Press. 1988. Darwin, Francis. 1912. FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831–36. Nature 88: 547–8. …
- … as draughtsman for the voyage. On 19 November 1831 FitzRoy reported to Beaufort: ‘Messrs. …
To Charles Thomas Whitley [9 September 1831]
Summary
Mentions letters from Peacock and Henslow; tells of offer of a position on surveying voyage, his initial refusal, and eventual acceptance. Describes FitzRoy and course of voyage.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
Date: | [9 Sept 1831] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-121 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Charles Thomas Whitley [9 September 1831] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Spring Gardens, 17 [9 Sept 1831] Charles Thomas Whitley …
- … and poachers: the English game laws 1671–1831. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
- … see letter to Susan Darwin, [9 September 1831] ). The letter is addressed to Whitley at …
- … Henry Porter Lowe was at Barmouth in August 1831 with his younger brother, Robert Lowe . …
- … letter to J. S. Henslow, 28 [September 1831] ). A printed announcement of gifts received …
From Henry Matthew [March or April 1831]
Summary
In London HM was too harassed by his wife to write; has gone home and is much bothered by his father. Looks for a place as a private tutor. Remains CD’s devoted friend.
Author: | Henry Matthew |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Mar or Apr 1831] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-95 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Henry Matthew [March or April 1831] …
- … DAR 204: 39 Henry Matthew Kilve [Mar or Apr 1831] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter clearly was sent after 14 February 1831 ( when Matthew wrote from London ) and as …
- … known CD to be at home between terms. Easter term began 13 April 1831. Presumably ‘wife’ ( …
- … see letter from Henry Matthew, [2 February 1831] ). Lord John Russell …
- … introduced the first Reform Bill on 1 March 1831. CD, a Whig, was pro-Reform. A reference …
- … of Matthew, visited him in July of 1831 and wrote to Edward Fitzgerald as follows: ‘he is …
To Caroline Darwin 12 November [1831]
Summary
The outfitting of the Beagle progresses.
CD has been dining out more than he wishes. He has met W. S. Harris of "Electricity" fame.
His fears and hopes about seasickness.
A new continent has been discovered "somewhere far South". "Perhaps we may be sent in search."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Date: | 12 Nov [1831] |
Classmark: | DAR 154: 32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-146 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Caroline Darwin 12 November [1831] …
- … 32 Charles Robert Darwin Devonport 12 Nov [1831] Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin/Caroline …
- … the Antarctic Circle by John Biscoe , in 1831. Biscoe explored the southern seas for the …
- … George Henslow had died on 1 November 1831 ( Oxford Journal , …
- … 5 November 1831, p. 3). Admiral Sir Manley Dixon . William Snow Harris , known as ‘Thunder …
From J. S. Henslow 25 October 1831
Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Oct 1831 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 108 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-143 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From J. S. Henslow 25 October 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 108 John Stevens Henslow Cambridge 25 Oct 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … by Richard Greaves Townley of Fulbourn, Cambs. ( Cambridge Chronicle , 4 November 1831). …
- … Cambridge 25 Oct r 1831 My dear Darwin, I have just received your letter about consignment …
Shaw, John (1781/2-1831)
Matches: 1 hit
- … John Shaw 1781/2-1831 Fishing tackle maker and taxidermist. …
From Charles Whitley 13 September 1831
Summary
Congratulates CD on Beagle appointment as an "opportunity … of studying all the natural sciences at once, after your own taste".
Author: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Sept 1831 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 69 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-125 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Charles Whitley 13 September 1831 …
- … DAR 204: 69 Charles Thomas Whitley Barmouth 13 Sept 1831 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in India (see Heber 1828 ). For Sedgwick’s reply, see letter dated 18 September 1831. …
- … Barmouth Tuesday Sept r . 13 1831 My dear Darwin, Your letter, which arrived on my return …
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Summary
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Summary
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- … When Darwin sailed on the Beagle at the end of 1831, John Vaughan Thompson’s …