812 Items
From Erasmus Alvey Darwin 21 [January 1863]
Summary
Will be glad to have CD.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 [Jan 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B15–16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3399 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … in Algiers (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [13 November …
- … to a ball taking place ‘tomorrow’ (see n. 4, below). According to Emma Darwin’s diary ( …
- … January 1863] . On 22 January 1863, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) a visit to …
- … DAR 242), CD, Emma, Henrietta, and Horace Darwin stayed at Erasmus’s house at 6 Queen Anne …
From James Paget 30 May 1876
Summary
Instructs CD that his son [William] should take a holiday following his concussion.
| Author: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 May 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.9: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10518 |
From Thomas Gold Appleton 24 April [1862]
Summary
Sends letter via his brother visiting England. Awaits continuation of CD’s "wonderful book", which excites much interest.
Comments on Civil War which he expects will end slavery.
| Author: | Thomas Gold Appleton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Apr [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 111 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3517 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … present of some American maple sugar (see letter from Emma Darwin to T. G. Appleton, 28 …
- … visited Down House in October 1849 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)), and had sent a box of …
- … children in 1852 (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [23 April …
- … Mary, was married to Robert Mackintosh, Emma Darwin’s cousin ( F. W. Gregory 1975 ). In …
From Clémence Auguste Royer [April–June 1865]
Summary
Notes on the caste system of India; its influences on form and habit.
| Author: | Clémence Auguste Royer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Apr–June 1865] |
| Classmark: | DAR 80: B44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5339 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … translation of this memorandum by Emma Darwin in DAR 80: B42–3. For a transcription of …
- … translation of this memorandum by Emma Darwin in DAR 80: B42–3. The date range is …
- … memorandum and the letters in which CD and Emma Darwin mention that CD is working on the …
- … 10 [April 1865] , and letters from Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin, [6 June 1865] and [21 …
- … and letter to J. D. Hooker, 11 September [1862] . In a letter from Emma Darwin to H. …
- … E. Darwin, [6 June 1865] , in DAR 219.9: 27, Emma reported that CD was at work ‘on the …
- … Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 513–23). CD refers to Lucas 1847–50 in an annotation to Emma’ …
From E. A. Wheler 17 April 1879
Summary
Relates more family history and anecdotes concerning Dr Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12000 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Elizabeth Darwin : Frances Anne Violetta Darwin , Emma Georgiana Elizabeth Darwin , and …
- … from this paragraph in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 69–70. Emma Sophia Galton was Elizabeth Anne …
- … Emma Nixon’s letter has not been found; Wheler later asked for it to be returned (see letter from E. A. Wheler, 18 April 1879 ). Millicent Pole married John Gisborne in 1792; she was the daughter of Elizabeth Pole , who later became Erasmus Darwin’ …
- … Emma about this, & she perfectly remembers my mother telling us this, & yesterday, on looking into Baroness de Bunsen’s memoirs, which we have just received, in page 68 she mentions M rs . Fielding consulting D r . D for her Daughter, & in page 38 she mentions paying a call at the Priory & being so struck with the beauty of the three Miss Darwins. …
From J. T. Moggridge 21 May [1866]
Summary
Sends plants from France.
J. B. E. Bornet of Antibes, working in G. A. Thuret’s garden, finds Cistus hybrids do not follow the old dictum of having the mother’s foliage and the father’s habit. Bornet is engaged in long-term study.
JTM seeks invitation to Down.
| Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 May [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 206 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5096 |
From J. D. Hooker 13 July 1865
Summary
Studying moraines.
On Lubbock’s book [see 4860], and Lyell’s apology. Recapitulates whole affair.
W. E. H. Lecky [Rise of rationalism in Europe (1865)] and other reading.
Spencer’s observations are wrong on umbellifers, his reasoning partially right.
Natural History Review is all but defunct.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 July 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 30–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4873 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … See letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and n. 14. The …
- … June [1865]. See letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and …
- … miscarriage (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and …
- … Tylor (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and n. …
- … umbellules (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and …
- … to the stem (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] and …
- … Review in the letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] , and …
From Charles John Robinson [1866?]
Summary
Has a small living at Norton Canon.
Will visit Charles Whitley next week.
| Author: | Charles John Robinson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1866?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 188 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4966 |
From T. H. Farrer 4 June 1868
Summary
Describes work with pollinia of another Orchis species.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 June 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6229 |
From Anthony Rich 30 May 1879
Summary
Speaks of the delight of having met CD.
Hopes William Darwin may be able to visit Worthing.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 May 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12070 |
From W. E. Darwin [5 and 8? April 1868]
Summary
Langstaff has seen no trace of blushing on the body.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 and 8 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 81; Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6149 |
From W. E. Darwin 8 July [1862]
Summary
WED reports on studying the pollen of grass and Valerian through his microscope.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3644F |
From Richard Owen [17 September 1841?]
Summary
CD and [Emma Darwin] are invited to "a holiday musical evening".
| Author: | Richard Owen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Sept 1841?] |
| Classmark: | The Royal College of Surgeons of England (MS0456/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-608F |
From G. H. Darwin [30 November 1879]
Summary
Erasmus thinks CD should give a copy of Erasmus Darwin to Henry Parker.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Nov 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 81 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12240 |
From Emily Catherine Darwin [c. June 1823]
Summary
Writes, while visiting the Wedgwoods at Maer and Parkfields, to thank CD for his "entertaining letter".
She misses him and the laboratory.
Asks "how Mineralogy, Botany, Chemistry and Entomology go on".
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. June 1823] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Edited with appendix and notes by Nora Barlow. London: Collins. 1958. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … at the beginning with Clovis. ’ ( Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 141). The passage ‘This Morning … …
- … Darwin , CD’s eldest sister. A general term for a number of crystalline minerals. Mrs Mayer’s school was at Greville House, on Paddington Green, London. CD’s cousins, Frances and Emma …
From Emily Catherine Darwin [27 April 1851]
Summary
Thoughts on the death of Anne.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1423 |
From W. E. Darwin [27 February 1882]
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Feb 1882] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 113) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13347F |
From Anne Marsh-Caldwell 27 November [1866]
Summary
Writing for Mr Corbet, she asks what diet has helped in the treatment of CD’s illness.
| Author: | Anne Caldwell; Anne Marsh; Anne Marsh-Caldwell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Nov [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 41 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5286 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Fox, 24 August [1866] . Eleanor Corbet . Emma Darwin . The reference is to Sarah Elizabeth …
- … with her three unmarried daughters in 1860 ( DNB ). Emma Darwin referred to the Caldwells …
- … as ‘old friends’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [28 November 1881] (DAR …
- … heartily rejoice Kindest love to Emma (M rs . Darwin) I mean— I did so grieve to lose my …
From W. E. Darwin [24 April 1881]
Summary
Sends observations of wormcasts at Malvern. Describes stay at Abinger.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [24 Apr 1881] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 102) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13141G |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 13 March 1881] and n. 4; letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, 16 March 1881 (DAR …
- … and Horace Darwin left Down on 19 April for a visit to Abinger ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR …
- … 242); letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [16 April 1881] (DAR 210.3: 8)). Ida was …
- … not to visit again (see letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, 31 January 1881 (DAR …
From George Robert Crotch 2 October [1868]
Summary
Bibliographical references on [stridulation in] Coleoptera. Finds no idea of sex has occurred to authors [i.e., they do not find the stridulating organs differing according to sex; cf. Descent 1: 378–85].
| Author: | George Robert Crotch |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Oct [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A98 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6407 |
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