24 Items
From W. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin 8 August [1862]
Summary
WED thinks Bournemouth a suitable holiday destination for ED and CD.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3674F |
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 W. E. Darwin [2–3 September 1862]
Summary
Asks WED to send some specimens [of Lythrum?].
[Letter from Emma Darwin to WED on verso.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [2–3 Sept 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 103 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3673 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … WED to send some specimens [of Lythrum ? ]. [Letter from Emma Darwin to WED on verso. ] …
- … and by reference to the letter to William from Emma Darwin , written on the verso of this …
- … his first free Saturday; according to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), William first visited …
- … on 13 August 1862 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). At the end of August 1862, during his …
- … letter. CD, Emma, and Leonard Darwin stayed with William in Southampton until 1 September …
- … 12 June 1862 (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 13 [June 1862] ); Emma contracted the fever …
To W. E. Darwin 30 [October 1862]
Summary
Thanks WED for observations on Lythrum.
Discusses family affairs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 30 [Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 107 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3789 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … and the letters from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [19 November 1862] and [2 December …
- … Hampshire Bank, Southampton. Henrietta Emma Darwin . See letter to J. D. Hooker, 27 [ …
- … s visit to Down House on 31 October, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242): ‘Ch. …
- … in Kensington run by Miss Buob, on 27 January 1863 (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
- … and the letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [29 October 1862] , in DAR 219.1: 63). …
- … in the year. See the letters from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin , [2 March …
- … in DAR 219.1: 49, 57, 64; see also Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and CD’s Classed account …
- … of Down. On Saturday 1 November 1862, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that …
- … having become friendly with Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
To W. E. Darwin 26 April [1862]
Summary
Thanks WED for eyeglass.
Reports on health of Horace and family matters.
Has finished Orchids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Apr [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 96 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3520 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … proofs of Orchids (see n. 6, below). Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that the ‘Boys …
- … Mackintosh Wedgwood. There is an entry in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) on 25 April 1862 …
- … when Joseph Dalton Hooker was also visiting Down House ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Grammar School. See also letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [3 February 1862] (DAR …
- … book (Down House MS), letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [13 December 1862] (DAR …
- … to G. V. Reed, 12 January 1863) . Emma Darwin wrote in her diary (DAR 242) that she ‘ …
- … George (see, for example, the letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [26 March 1858] ( …
- … beginning of the year. According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Camilla Ludwig , the …
To W. E. Darwin [2–3 August 1862]
Summary
Discusses Lythrum, "a really wonderful case"; asks WED to make observations and collect specimens; sends a diagram which shows what crosses he believes are fertile.
Would like George to watch bees visiting the flowers; wants some pods from different forms to compare shapes and count seeds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [2–3 Aug 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 70, DAR 210.6: 102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3678 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … H. Barrett. 2 vols. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 1977. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … of [late July 1862] (DAR 219.1: 59), Emma Darwin reported that ‘Aunt Susan’ had ‘a great …
- … was recovering from scarlet fever (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and letter to W. …
- … Brodie, who was at Down at the time ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178; see also letter to W. E. …
To W. E. Darwin [8 May 1862]
Summary
Hooker has written about WED’s going to Kew.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [8 May 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 97 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3525 |
To W. E. Darwin [31 May 1862]
Summary
Wants WED to forward dried Malaxis to G. C. Oxenden.
Has been dissecting Viola flowers.
[Letter from Emma Darwin to WED, verso p. 3.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [31 May 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 98 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3580 |
To W. E. Darwin [25 October 1862]
Summary
Asks WED to make some observations on differences in pods of Lythrum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 106 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3782 |
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 W. E. Darwin [1 August 1862]
Summary
Suggests sending plant specimens. Asks about visit of Emma and the boys.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Aug 1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 13) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3585G |
Matches: 4 hits
- … of [late July 1862] (DAR 219.1: 59), Emma Darwin reported that Susan Elizabeth Darwin , …
- … due to arrive on 1 August (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [late July 1862] (DAR …
- … end of Francis and George’s stay (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [July 1862? ] ( …
- … Emma had previously written to say that Jessie Brodie , who had been William and Anne Elizabeth Darwin ’ …
To W. E. Darwin 13 [June 1862]
Summary
Leonard has scarlet fever; CD is sorry WED is unwell.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 13 [June 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3601 |
From W. E. Darwin 14 June [1862]
Summary
WED’s travel plans; an insect he has observed on Orchis maculata.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 June [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3604F |
To W. E. Darwin [10? September 1862]
Summary
Gives advice as to whether certain meteorological observations would be worth making.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [10? Sept 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3704 |
From W. E. Darwin 5 August 1862
Summary
Has read CD’s long letter on Lythrum and agrees with it. Is examining the pollen of the different types.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 27.2 (ser. 2): 32 bis, DAR 162: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3683 |
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 W. E. Darwin [24 July 1862]
Summary
Discusses dimorphic plants, valerian and Erythraea. Would like to look at them; suggests WED draw up a paper on them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [24 July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 101 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3632 |
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 |
To W. E. Darwin [after 14 July 1862]
Summary
Leonard’s illness.
Polymorphism in valerian and Erythraea.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [after 14 July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3650 |
From W. E. Darwin 14 July 1862
Summary
Sends observations on Valeriana officinalis.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110 (ser. 2): 23, 41–2, 81–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3657 |
Document type
| letter | (24) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (14) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (10) |
Addressee
| Darwin, W. E. | (14) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, W. E. | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (23) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
