From E. A. Wheler 17 April 1879
Summary
Relates more family history and anecdotes concerning Dr Erasmus Darwin.
Author: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 23 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12000 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Elizabeth Darwin : Frances Anne Violetta Darwin , Emma Georgiana Elizabeth Darwin , and …
- … from this paragraph in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 69–70. Emma Sophia Galton was Elizabeth Anne …
- … Emma Nixon’s letter has not been found; Wheler later asked for it to be returned (see letter from E. A. Wheler, 18 April 1879 ). Millicent Pole married John Gisborne in 1792; she was the daughter of Elizabeth Pole , who later became Erasmus Darwin’ …
- … Emma about this, & she perfectly remembers my mother telling us this, & yesterday, on looking into Baroness de Bunsen’s memoirs, which we have just received, in page 68 she mentions M rs . Fielding consulting D r . D for her Daughter, & in page 38 she mentions paying a call at the Priory & being so struck with the beauty of the three Miss Darwins. …
From E. A. Wheler 18 April 1879
Summary
Forwards a letter [missing] from her cousin relating to Dr Erasmus Darwin.
Author: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 24 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12002 |
Matches: 3 hits
To E. A. Wheler [before 12 November 1879]
Summary
Has instructed his publisher to send copies of Erasmus Darwin to herself, her sister Emma Sophia Galton, and their half-cousin, Emma Nixon.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | [before 12 Nov 1879] |
Classmark: | Bonhams, New York (dealers) (11 March 2020, lot 28) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12283F |
To E. A. Wheler 3 May 1879
Summary
Returns documents pertaining to Dr Erasmus Darwin.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | 3 May 1879 |
Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/26) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12029 |
To E. A. Wheler 19 April 1879
Summary
Thanks his cousin for lending two letters [to be used in Ernst Krause’s biography of Erasmus Darwin, their grandfather].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | 19 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | Chiswick Auctions (dealers) (10 October 2018, lot 19) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12004A |
To E. A. Wheler 26 March 1879
Summary
Thanks for information and stories about Erasmus Darwin.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | 26 Mar 1879 |
Classmark: | Josh B. Rosenblum (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11955F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … March 1879 ; Emma Galton had mentioned the copy of Anna Seward ’s life of Erasmus Darwin ( …
- … Emma describes. Pray once again accept my thanks & believe me | yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin …
- … Emma Sophia Galton had copied a letter she wrote in 1871 to John Dowson about his lecture on the life of Erasmus Darwin ( …
- … Darwin; but I doubt whether any of D r D’s letters would be worth publishing. I know M r Edgeworth’s memoirs. I beg you also to thank my cousin Emma …
From E. A. Wheler 28 March 1879
Summary
Sends a book by her uncle, Charles Darwin [1758–78], and recounts some details of the life of her grandfather, Dr Erasmus Darwin.
Author: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Mar 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11959 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … dear Cousin, Emma will send you a book written by our Uncle Charles Darwin, & which gained …
- … Emma Sophia Galton was Wheler’s sister and neighbour. Erasmus Darwin ’s son Charles was a …
- … Emma reminds me my g d father left Radbourne because of the inconvenience to his practice, that his step son was not then of age She will like to have C Darwin’ …
To E. A. Wheler 31 March [1879]
Summary
Requests information about a travel route used by their grandfather, Erasmus Darwin. Thanks FG for his help.
CD is "now trying to find out how far the Zoonomia influenced medical practice in England".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | 31 Mar [1879] |
Classmark: | DAR 185: 105 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11963A |
To E. A. Wheler 12 April 1879
Summary
Thanks EAW for assistance. Describes plans for writing preliminary sketch [for Ernst Krause’s Erasmus Darwin].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
Date: | 12 Apr 1879 |
Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/1/1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11990 |
Matches: 1 hit
letter | (9) |
Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
Galton, E. A. | (3) |
Wheler, E. A. | (3) |
Galton, E. A. | (6) |
Wheler, E. A. | (6) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
Galton, E. A. | |
Wheler, E. A. | (9) |