To Francis Galton 15 [June 1879]
Summary
CD’s little biography [Erasmus Darwin] has turned out very dull.
May FG’s tour turn out pleasant.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 15 [June 1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/3/4/3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12109 |
To Francis Galton [1 March 1879?]
Summary
Can FG come to lunch on Monday?
Sorry FG has not been well and is soon going abroad.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | [1 Mar 1879?] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/26) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11911 |
To Francis Galton 30 April [1879]
Summary
Thanks FG for an extract [about Dr Erasmus Darwin?].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 30 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12018 |
To Francis Galton 8 June [1879]
Summary
Caroline Darwin says mysterious visitor’s name was Brand. It was in time of Colonel Pole. Never visited Mrs Pole or Mrs Darwin [Elizabeth Collier], but sent respectful messages.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 8 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12095 |
To Francis Galton 22 March 1879
Summary
Describes plans to publish English edition of Krause’s work on Erasmus Darwin.
Will correct Anna Seward’s calumnies [in Memoirs of the life of Dr Darwin (1804)].
Asks about family letters.
Doubts some stories about Erasmus Darwin [in Christiana C. Hankin, ed., Life of Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1858)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 22 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11947 |
To Francis Galton 14 November [1879]
Summary
Returns completed questionnaire concerning visualising faculty [see LL 3: 177–9]. Thinks age important. Recalls faces of school friends but cannot remember those of people recently met.
Comments on his part [of Erasmus Darwin].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 14 Nov [1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12317 |
