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From Emma Wedgwood [21–2 November 1838]
Summary
Writes lovingly of small events since he left Maer. Fears their opinions may differ on "the most important subject", religion, but is grateful for his openness about his "honest & conscientious doubts".
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [21–2 Nov 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 150 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-441 |
From Emma Wedgwood [30 November 1838]
Summary
Has accepted the Hensleigh Wedgwoods’ invitation to go to London with them; can look at houses with CD. She wishes to avoid extravagance; asks him to choose three or four for her to see.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Nov 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 152 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-447 |
From John and Emma Pender [before 23 June 1870]
| Author: | John Pender; Emma Denison; Emma Pender |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 23 June 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 53.2: 168v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7240F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Pender, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … Denison/Emma Pender [before 23 June 1870] Charles Robert Darwin Pender, John Denison, Emma …
- … Edward VII) at a Royal Society of London soirée on 28 April 1866 ( Emma Darwin (1915) , 2: …
- … 184–5; Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). The party at the Penders’ London house was to …
From the Darwin children 17 January 1880
Summary
Send CD a present of a fur coat.
| Author: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 208 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12428 |
From Henrietta Emma Darwin [2 August 1857]
Summary
Is looking forward to returning home [from Moor Park hydropathic establishment]. News of other patients and the books she is reading. Although feeling well, cannot walk much.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [2 Aug 1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 245: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2131A |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Henrietta Emma Darwin [2 August 1857] …
- … DAR 245: 1 Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
- … away from home ‘9 weeks on Friday’. Emma Darwin had taken her to Edward Wickstead Lane’s …
- … where she remained until 7 August ( Emma Darwin’s diary). Friday, 31 July, would have been …
- … of her parents during much of her time at Moor Park: she had last seen Emma Darwin on …
- … 21 July ( Emma Darwin’s diary) and CD had been with her from 16 to 30 June (see ‘Journal’; …
- … Henrietta Emma Litchfield Moor Park [2 Aug 1857] Charles Robert Darwin …
From W. E. Darwin to Emma and/or Charles Darwin c. 20–5 September 1877
Summary
Description of their English dinner companions at a foreign hotel.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | c. 20-25 Sept 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.5: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11146F |
From Henrietta Emma Darwin [29 October 1862]
Summary
Instinct in cats.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [29 Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3787 |
From Henrietta Emma Darwin [1 August 1863]
Summary
A memorandum describing the expressive behaviour of a cat with added notes by CD.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Aug 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 189: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4260F |
From H. E. Darwin [after 8 February 1870]
Summary
Responds to note about the MS [Descent] with great interest and promises to obey his instructions. [See 7124.]
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 8 February 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 245: 33b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7112F |
From Philip Henry Stanhope 28 July 1862
Summary
Invites CD and Emma to dine.
| Author: | Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 244 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3669 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … this letter has been found; however, Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records for 7 August …
- … and returned’. (Horace, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Emma Darwin were at that time staying in …
- … because of Leonard Darwin’s illness ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178); Francis and George …
From E. A. Darwin [after 31 March 1864?]
Summary
Sends "2 pods ¼ gr each" to tide CD over.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 31 Mar 1864?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4364 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … the best chemist in the world’ ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 118 n. 2; see also Correspondence …
- … et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … this letter and the letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 [March 1864? ] . Erasmus …
- … March 1864 (see letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 [March 1864? ] and n. 4). …
From Emma Nixon 10 December 1879
Summary
Thanks for Erasmus Darwin.
Violetta Darwin is near death.
| Author: | Emma Gisborne; Emma Nixon |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 189–90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12348 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Gisborne, Emma Nixon, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 99: 189–90 Emma Gisborne/Emma Nixon Derby 10 Dec 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin is sinking Tapping has given great relief—but her days on Earth cannot now be many— She is most patient & resigned to the Will of her Heavenly Father. I hope your health does not suffer from our present most severe weather? Again thanking you for your kind remembrance of me, and with kind regards | Believe me | Yours sincerely | Emma …
From H. E. Litchfield [1 February 1880]
Summary
Comments on drafts of CD’s letter to the Athenæum answering S. Butler’s charges.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Feb 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B93–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12444 |
From William Jenner 14 August 1864
Summary
CD’s urine sample was probably alkaline when passed. The deposit was phosphate of lime. Prescribes a new antacid and continuation of podophyllin. He can judge CD’s state as described by his letter.
| Author: | William Jenner |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Aug 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 168: 50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4589 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … had visited Down on 20 March, 10 April, and 22 May 1864 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Emma Darwin may have taken this sample to Jenner when she visited him in London on 5 July …
- … Correspondence vol. 12, Appendix II)). Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that CD ‘ …
- … J. D. Hooker, 13 April [1864] and n. 6, and letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [6 …
- … Royle and Headland 1865, pp. 636–8). Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that CD began …
- … podophyllin, see letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 [ March 1864? ] and n. 4, …
- … prescription has not been found; however, Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) for 17 August …
From E. A. Darwin 24 August [1865]
Summary
Sends an allotment of shares which he presumes are Emma’s.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Aug [1865] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4885 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
- … rented for the summer of 1865 by the Hensleigh Wedgwood s ( Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 207). …
- … Henrietta Emma Darwin and George Howard Darwin had spent some time there in June with some …
- … Wedgwood cousins (letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin , DAR 245: 26; this letter …
- … Sarah, who was CD’s sister, and to Emma Darwin . Both Emma and CD had owned Monmouth Canal …
From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin? [1867–72]
Summary
An extract from Macrobius’ Saturnalia dealing with blushing.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 48 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7061 |
From H. E. Darwin [30 March 1870]
Summary
Describes crying in an infant.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Mar 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7153 |
From H. E. Darwin 21 March [1871]
Summary
Is delighted at the sale of Descent. What CD says about her help pleases her very much and the proposed gift as a memorial will be very precious to her. Is looking forward to seeing the family in London. Comments on a letter comparing CD's appearance to an ape. Is surprised CD has had no effect on Wallace: 'It seems to me his mind can’t be so clear as u used to think it'. Has worked out why she is dissatisfied with T. H. Huxley's essay ‘On the physical basis of life’ (T. H. Huxley 1869).
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
- … in Cannes in 1870 ( letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 3 March 1870 (DAR 245: 36)). …
- … Henrietta Emma Litchfield Bournemouth 21 Mar [1871] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Elizabeth Wedgwood . CD and Emma stayed at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne …
- … Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Henrietta was staying with Edmund and Emily Caroline Langton (Lena) in Bournemouth (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix VI). Cumberland Place, Regent’s Park, London was the home of Hensleigh and Frances Emma …
From W. D. Fox 29 November [1877]
Summary
Congratulates W. E. Darwin, who is about to be married,
and CD for the LL.D. conferred upon him by Cambridge.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 201 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11261 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … LLD from Cambridge University on 17 November 1877 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … and Sara Sedgwick were married on 29 November 1877 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … had fallen ill with appendicitis ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 227). Leonard Darwin . See letter …
From W. E. Darwin 5 March [1868]
Summary
Crying in babies.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5981 |
Document type
| letter | (812) |
Author
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Darwin, Emma | (4) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (4) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (812) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (101) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (81) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (50) |
| Darwin, Francis | (39) |
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