To Emma Darwin [9 May 1842]
Summary
Is "stomachy and be-blue-devilled" because of costs of publishing [Zoology and Coral reefs]. Wonders how the remainder [of the Zoology and Geology of "Beagle"] can be published without taking £200 or £300 out of their personal funds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [9 May 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-626 |
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- … Wedgwood’s verses—an ‘epitaph’ on Susan Darwin ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 70 n. ): Here the …
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- … whom Fanny Wedgwood was devoted. See Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 234 n. ; Arbuckle 1983 , p. …
- … the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1842. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
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To Emma Darwin [8 March 1842]
Summary
Family news from Shrewsbury.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [8 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-622 |
To Emma Darwin [13 March 1842]
Summary
News of family and of his stay at Shrewsbury.
Calculates the newly instituted income tax will mean £30 per annum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-623 |
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 |
To Susan Darwin [late July–August 1842]
Summary
Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy’s advice.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [late July–Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A16–17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-634 |
To Mary-Anne Herbert [5 May 1842]
Summary
Acknowledges Mrs H’s disappointing answer to his quest for a house in the country. Five miles from a railway station is "the length of my tether".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Mary Anne Johnes; Mary Anne Herbert |
| Date: | [5 May 1842] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-628 |
To W. J. Broderip [31 August 1842]
Summary
Discusses toad [mentioned in Journal of researches, p. 115].
Describes house at Down.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William John Broderip |
| Date: | [31 Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-640 |
To Catherine Darwin [16 September 1842]
Summary
Emma and Doddy [W. E. Darwin] like Down. CD has met, and plans to employ, the local surgeon. "I feel sure I shall become deeply attached to Down, with a few improvements".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Date: | [16 Sept 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 6 (EH 88202298) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-633 |
To A. S. Horner [4 October 1842]
Summary
Emma recovering well from birth of third child, Mary Eleanor.
Sorry to hear Leonard Horner has been ill.
Has received high praise of Coral reefs from Lyell.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Anne Susanna Lloyd; Anne Susanna Horner |
| Date: | [4 Oct 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.11: 1 (EH 88206053) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-648 |
To Charles Lyell [5 and 7 October 1842]
Summary
Discusses growth of various species of coral. Explains significance of dead reefs.
Describes meeting of the Council of the Geological Society; the controversy involving Edward Charlesworth.
Mentions conversations with William Lonsdale about Lonsdale’s work on corals and the financial support for his work.
Murchison’s views on glaciation in Wales.
Agassiz’s observations at Glen Roy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 5 and 7 Oct 1842 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-649 |
To W. D. Fox [31 March 1842]
Summary
Second letter of condolence, following burial of Mrs Fox.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [31 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 56) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-625 |
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- … Emma however is uncomfortable enough all day long & seldom leaves the house,—this being her usual state before her babies come into the world— I trust time & your own innate powers of cheerful endurance will eventually make your future prospects appear brighter than can now seem possible— Farewell. — Let me hear from you again | My dear Fox farewell | Charles Darwin …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (11) |
| Darwin, Emma | (3) |
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| Darwin, Catherine | (1) |
