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To J. F. Royle [2 February 1842]
Summary
Asks JFR to support E. A. Darwin’s election to the Athenaeum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Forbes Royle |
| Date: | [2 Feb 1842] |
| Classmark: | University of Rochester Libraries, Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-617 |
From Charles and Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin [4 May 1863]
Summary
Glad to hear of the plant; CD instructs WED to make further observations. If it is a good case he will insist on WED’s sending a communication to the Linnean Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [4 May 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 219.1: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4139F |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Darwin, Emma Darwin, W. E. …
- … DAR 219.1: 55 Charles Robert Darwin Emma …
- … From Charles and Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin [4 May 1863] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Hartfield [4 May 1863] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … Grove was 4 May 1863. According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), the Darwin family stayed …
- … Josiah Wedgwood III and his wife Caroline, CD’s sister. According to Emma Darwin’s diary ( …
- … 23 May [1863] ). On Sunday 3 May 1863, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that it …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
- … vol. 11, Appendix II)). Henrietta Emma and Horace Darwin . Emma apparently refers to the …
- … Emma also refers to Charles Langton , Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood , and Charles Langton’s son, Edmund Langton , who was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge ( Freeman 1978 , Darwin …
- … Darwins stayed at Leith Hill Place from Wednesday 6 May 1863 until 13 May, when they returned to Down House. On Tuesday 5 May 1863, Emma …
To Emma Wedgwood 2 [–3 January 1839]
Summary
His dinner with the Carlyles. "He is the best worth listening to of any man" – but CD cannot get up much admiration for Mrs C, partly because of her Scots accent, which makes her difficult to understand.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 2 [–3 Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-481 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 210.8: 10 Charles Robert Darwin Athenaeum Club 2 [–3 Jan 1839] Emma …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
- … at the Athenæum Good Bye my own dear Emma | Most affectionately Yours | Chas. Darwin …
- … so good bye my dear Emma. Ever your Affect | Charles Darwin. — P.S. I took the Respirator …
To J. D. Hooker [26 March 1868]
Summary
He and Lizzie [Elizabeth Darwin] will come to Kew on Saturday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [26 Mar 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 58–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6052 |
To Emma Darwin 5 July 1844
Summary
Asks that in the event of his death, Emma should have the sketch of his species theory edited and published. Suggests possible editors, among them Lyell, Edward Forbes, and J. D. Hooker. [CD annotation on cover: "Hooker by far best man to edit my species volume Aug 1854".]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 5 July 1844 |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR A4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-761 |
To Emma Wedgwood [21 November 1838]
Summary
Recounts his misadventures on the train journey back to London. Tells of a visit to the FitzRoys and a friendly letter from Lyell. Whether CD and Emma should live in central London or in the suburbs is a perplexing problem, much discussed by relatives and friends.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [21 Nov 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8:5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-440 |
To A. R. Wallace 20 August [1862]
Summary
Family illnesses.
On disposition of wild honeycomb gift.
Discounts the difficulty presented by ostrich wings.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 20 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434: 28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3689 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix II), and Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178). See letter from …
- … 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 …
- … to Down House is not recorded in either Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) or CD’s ‘Journal’ ( …
- … suffered a relapse early in July (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and letter to W. …
- … Darwin, 9 July [1862] ). According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), the Darwins travelled …
- … Brodie, who was at Down at the time ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178; see also letter to W. E. …
- … for a holiday (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [9 August …
- … in DAR 219.1: 61). As a result of Emma Darwin’s illness, however, the children were …
To Emma Wedgwood [6–7 January 1839]
Summary
Has been with the Lyells doing geology.
Is reading a biography of Sir W. Scott [J. G. Lockhart, Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott (1837–8)]; also Mungo Park’s book [Travels (1799)].
Has hired a cook at fourteen guineas a year with tea and sugar.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [6–7 Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-484 |
To Emma Wedgwood [30 November – 1 December 1838]
Summary
His search for a London house. He visits the Lyells, who give solemn advice to choose their London acquaintances carefully.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Nov – 1 Dec 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-448 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 November [1877]
Summary
Requests seeds for study of movement in cotyledons. Would love to study Welwitschia cotyledons.
Son William is to be married 28 November.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 6 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 459–60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11226 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … 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 …
- … Litchfield, [13 September 1877] (DAR 219.9: 155); Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 227). …
- … According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), he and his wife, Henrietta Emma Litchfield , …
- … Sara Sedgwick on 29 (not 28) November ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); he had originally …
- … as 28 November ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, [21 October 1877] (DAR 210.5: …
- … ill with appendicitis in Switzerland in September 1877 ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
From W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin 22 July 1880
Summary
Returns Geikie’s letter; is glad he has accepted settlement of gravel through melting of snow. Is trudging around with hammer and bag with help of Ramsay’s book. Describes visits to Kenilworth and Stratford. Sara consulted a physician. Called on Reginald D. and enjoyed meeting relations and seeing picture of Erasmus. Reginald very taken with George.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 22 July 1880 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 76) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12665F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … William Erasmus Darwin Buckingham House, Buxton 22 July 1880 Charles Robert Darwin Emma …
- … From W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin 22 July 1880 …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … 1880 ). George had recently met Reginald Darwin ; Emma Darwin wrote of the meeting, ‘G. …
- … his letters seemed to be’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [11 July 1880] ; …
- … Darwin, W. E. Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
To Emma Wedgwood [31 December 1838 –] 1 January 1839
Summary
Has moved into the Gower Street house. Is pleased with it and its location.
Hopes to be able to finish his Glen Roy paper soon.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [31 Dec 1838 –] 1 Jan 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-466 |
To Alphonse de Candolle 25 May [1839]
Summary
Invitation to dine at the Darwins’ with J. S. Henslow.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alphonse de Candolle |
| Date: | 25 May [1839] |
| Classmark: | Archives de la famille de Candolle (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-512 |
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). …
To Emma Wedgwood [27 November 1838]
Summary
CD and Erasmus continue to search for a house in central London. They have tea with the Carlyles.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Nov 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-445 |
From Emma and Charles Darwin to W. E. Darwin [20 May 1864]
Summary
CD much obliged for specimen and drawings.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [20 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: A7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3366 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. Darwin, W. E. …
- … DAR 97: A7 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Charles Robert Darwin unstated [20 May 1864] William …
- … From Emma and Charles Darwin to W. E. Darwin [20 May 1864] …
- … recently visited Down (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [17 May 1864] and …
To W. E. Darwin 4 [July 1862]
Summary
Reports some observations on the fertilisation of wheat which WED might follow up.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 4 [July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3641 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … 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 …
- … ill with scarlet fever on 12 June 1862 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Horace Darwin . …
- … from January 1857 to January 1859 (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) and CD’s Classed …
- … since early in the year (see letters from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [2 March 1862], [ …
- … to Camilla Ludwig, 26 August [1862] , Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and CD’s Classed …
- … 5 for ‘education’ (see CD’s Classed account book (Down House MS), Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR …
- … 242), and letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [27 May 1862] (DAR 219.1: 57)). …
- … until the return of Camilla Ludwig in November (see letters from Emma Darwin to W. E. …
- … 6 November 1862] (DAR 219.1: 61, 64), and Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178). Miss Rendle has not …
To Horace Darwin 1 November [1877]
Summary
Wants HD to observe earthworm activity at Roman antiquities of Chedworth and Cirencester.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11221 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, [8 November 1877] (DAR 245: 314), Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 227). …
- … observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … England on 8 November ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [13 September 1877] ( …
- … at Brighton ( letter from Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin, [February 1877 ? ] (DAR 258: …
- … his knee playing lawn tennis ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [23 September …
To T. H. Huxley 10 December [1875]
Summary
Is coming to London. Will call on THH.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 10 Dec [1875] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 325) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10292 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … by the reference to CD’s visit to London (see n. 2, below). CD, Emma Darwin , and …
- … 10 to 20 December 1875 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … CD and Emma Darwin visited Huxley on …
- … Sunday 12 December 1875 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Elizabeth Darwin stayed with Henrietta Emma Litchfield in London from …
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Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1349) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (101) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (81) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (50) |
| Darwin, Francis | (41) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (812) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (248) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (105) |
| Fox, W. D. | (63) |
| Lyell, Charles | (60) |
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