From W. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin [25 January 1868]
Summary
Expresses his pleasure at GHD’s degree.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Jan 1868] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 33) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5798F |
From Francis Darwin to Emma Darwin [after 16 October 1868]
Summary
Has been working with G. R. Crotch on stridulation. The sexual theory seems very shaky.
Is sending preparations of beetles.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [after 16 Oct 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A96–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5761 |
From William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin 28 February [1868]
Summary
Crying in babies.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5952 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, Emma …
- … From William Erasmus Darwin to Emma Darwin 28 February [1868] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … DAR 162: 86 William Erasmus Darwin Southampton 28 Feb [1868] Emma …
- … was the home of Josiah Wedgwood III , Emma Darwin’s brother, and Caroline Sarah Wedgwood , …
- … Darwin, W. E. Wedgwood, Emma …
From C. M. Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin 12 April 1868
Summary
Observations on expression in her baby daughter.
| Author: | Cicely Mary Wedgwood; Cicely Mary Hawkshaw |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 122 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6112 |
Matches: 4 hits
From Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood to Emma Darwin [30 March – 12 April 1868]
Summary
Observations on the first appearance of tears in a baby.
| Author: | Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Mar – 12 Apr 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5830 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Wedgwood, Elizabeth Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma …
- … From Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood to Emma Darwin [30 March – 12 April 1868] …
- … Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood unstated [30 Mar – 12 Apr 1868] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … moved from London to Down in 1868 (see Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 218–19). Charles Langton . …
- … Eliot, George. 1859. Adam Bede. 3 vols. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
From Cicely Mary Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin 9 February [1868]
Summary
Too late to observe baby’s tears.
| Author: | Cicely Mary Wedgwood; Cicely Mary Hawkshaw |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 121 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5855 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Wedgwood, C. M. Hawkshaw, C. M. Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma …
- … From Cicely Mary Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin 9 February [1868] …
- … Cicely Mary Wedgwood/Cicely Mary Hawkshaw Liphook 9 Feb [1868] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … 15, letter from L. F. Kempson to Emma Darwin, 20 June 1867 , and letter to A. R. …
From Frances Harriet Hooker to Emma Darwin 24 September [1868]
Summary
Thinks J. D. Hooker and Asa Gray will not be able to visit Down until after the 12th.
| Author: | Frances Harriet Henslow; Frances Harriet Hooker |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Sept [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 229–30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6907 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Henslow, F. H. Hooker, F. H. Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma …
- … From Frances Harriet Hooker to Emma Darwin 24 September [1868] …
- … Harriet Henslow/Frances Harriet Hooker Kew 24 Sept [1868] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … 25 September 1868 . The letters from Emma Darwin have not been found. Joseph Dalton Hooker …
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 |
From W. E. Darwin 5 March [1868]
Summary
Crying in babies.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5981 |
To Horace Darwin 26 [July 1868]
Summary
Writes to express his pleasure at Leonard’s success [second in the Woolwich Academy entrance examination].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 26 [July 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6289 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
- … Wight from 17 July to 20 August 1868 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Leonard Darwin had …
- … the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich ( Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 221). It is not known where …
- … is to Erasmus Alvey Darwin , Hensleigh Wedgwood and Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood , and …
From Edmund Langton to S. E. Wedgwood 9 November [1868]
Summary
Observations on a Sphinx moth; attraction of dark spots.
| Author: | Edmund Langton |
| Addressee: | Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 9 Nov [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A93–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6453 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … may have been in France sometime in October 1868 ( letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Henrietta Emma Darwin, [10 October 1868] ; DAR 219.9: 62). Sarah has not been further …
- … to flowers painted on walls in the south of France. Henrietta Emma Darwin went abroad on …
- … 31 August 1868 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). She …
From Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter 20 March [1868]
Summary
Reports her sister-in-law’s observations of her child, up to three months old, while crying and screaming.
| Author: | Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter; Elinor Mary Dicey |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 244 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6028 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … to the Darwins’ stay in London and to Emma Darwin’s illness (see below, n. 4). Sibella …
- … 1867 ( ODNB , s.v. Carter, Henry Bonham). Henrietta Emma Darwin . CD was in London from …
- … 3 March to 1 April 1868. Emma Darwin was ill with influenza from …
- … 14 to 19 March 1868 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD’s annotation refers to his …
From Edmund and Charles Langton to S. E. Wedgwood [after 9 November 1868]
Summary
Some observations by EL on moths visiting flowers.
| Author: | Edmund Langton; Charles Langton |
| Addressee: | Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [after 9 Nov 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 82: A95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5756 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 1868, p. 6). In a letter to Henrietta Emma Darwin of 18 December [1868] , Frances Allen …
- … described Bright as her ‘political hero’ ( Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 224). …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
From J. B. Innes 14 December 1868
Summary
Hopes Miss [Sarah Elizabeth] Wedgwood will sell part of her land for a parsonage at Down. Recounts his futile efforts to obtain land in the past.
Encloses news item about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 23, 23a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6502 |
To W. E. Darwin 22 [March 1868]
Summary
Asks WED to observe a suppressed yawn.
Asks whether scratching a tickling point makes tears come to his eyes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 22 [Mar 1868] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR A23) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8396 |
From W. D. Fox 9 December [1868]
Summary
Hybrid geese.
Proportions of sexes in sheep and cattle.
Pairing habits of crows.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Dec [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 126–7, DAR 85: B36–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6455 |
To J. J. Weir 1 September 1868
Summary
Invites JJW to visit Down. Will try to get A. R. Wallace and H. W. Bates also.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 1 Sept 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 319 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6343 |
From T. H. Farrer 4 June 1868
Summary
Describes work with pollinia of another Orchis species.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 June 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6229 |
From W. E. Darwin [5 and 8? April 1868]
Summary
Langstaff has seen no trace of blushing on the body.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 and 8 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 81; Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6149 |
To J. V. Carus 16 August [1868]
Summary
Regrets having missed JVC’s visit. CD’s health is poor. He hopes JVC will come to Down after BAAS meeting.
Has heard second part [of Variation] is out in German. Thanks JVC for his great care in making translation accurate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 16 Aug [1868] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 25–26) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6317 |
Document type
| letter | (113) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (58) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (7) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
| Innes, J. B. | (5) |
| Blyth, Edward | (3) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (46) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (11) |
| Darwin, Emma | (7) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (7) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (4) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (104) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (16) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (11) |
| Innes, J. B. | (8) |
| Darwin, Emma | (7) |
