From W. E. Darwin 12 February [1862]
Summary
Discusses his new microscope.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3443F |
To William Erasmus Darwin 14 February [1862]
Summary
Discusses WED’s growing interest in botany; would be grateful for certain observations.
Is much concerned about Horace’s illness.
Has sent Orchids MS to printers
and will work a little at dimorphism.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3447 |
From J. B. Innes 19 February [1862]
Summary
Reports on a bird, offspring of a male mule between a canary and greenfinch, and a hen canary.
Family news.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 167.1: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3454 |
To John William Salter 28 February [1862]
Summary
CD returns a paper he has received through [G. B.?] Sowerby. He wishes he could persuade his correspondent to publish papers on such subjects. The series on brachiopods was very striking.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John William Salter |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5019 |
To J. B. Innes 24 February [1862]
Summary
Has heard of mules of canary and other finches breeding occasionally, but it is rare, and there is hardly one authenticated case of two such mules breeding together.
Sixteen of the household at Down are sick with influenza.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 24 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3457 |
Document type
| letter | (5) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Innes, J. B. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Innes, J. B. | (1) |
| Salter, J. W. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Innes, J. B. | (2) |
| Salter, J. W. | (1) |
