To W. D. Fox 7 March [1852]
Summary
Congratulates and "condoles" with WDF on a tenth child.
On education, he has not had courage to break away from "the old stereotyped stupid classical education"; has sent William to Rugby.
The first Ray Society volume [Living Cirripedia] is finished.
Has joined in a society to prosecute violators of the act against use of children in climbing chimneys.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 7 Mar [1852] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 80) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1476 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Gerard, 2 1 2 years old. According to Emma Darwin’s diary, she and CD, with Henrietta and …
- … in-law. Emma returned home on 10 April ( Emma Darwin’s diary). Fox was rector of Delamere, …
- … vol. 5, Appendix I). On 2 April, Emma and Susan Darwin travelled to Barlaston to visit …
- … Emma, that had I been, as I was in old days, I would have been certainly off that hour— You ask after Erasmus; he is much as usual, & constantly more or less
〈 unw〉 ell. Susan is much better, & very flourishing & happy. Catherine is at Rome & has enjoyed it in a degree that is quite astonishing to my old dry bones. — And now I think I have told you enough & more than enough about the house of Darwin; …
To Syms Covington 14 March 1852
Summary
Asks for details about the discoveries of gold in Australia.
Has published one book on barnacles [1851].
Sulivan has just returned from his cattle farm in the Falklands.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Syms Covington |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1852 |
| Classmark: | Sydney Mail, 9 August 1884, p. 254 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1477 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Addressee
| Covington, Syms | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Covington, Syms | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
