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To Charles Lyell   7 June [1853]

Summary

Describes meeting of Geological Society [1 June 1853].

Mentions his criticism of Murchison’s lecture on flints.

Describes Robert Chambers’ "On the glacial phenomena in Scotland" [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 54 (1853): 229–82].

Mentions controversial election of members to the Royal Society.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:  7 June [1853]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.107)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1518

Matches: 10 hits

  • … 1955. The world that Fred made: an autobiography. London: Chatto & Windus. Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
  • … 2 vols. Cambridge: privately printed by Cambridge University Press. 1904. Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
  • … Wedgwood and Wedgwood 1980 , pp.  321–2; Emma Darwin (1904) , p.  338). Following Emma’s …
  • … in 1891 at the infirmary of the workhouse in Cambridge in Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 404–5. …
  • … In the later edition of Emma Darwin (1915) , she noted only Elizabeth’s birth. Gwen …
  • … which observations on the Darwin children are recorded, Emma noted that Elizabeth’s speech …
  • Darwin, 24 [February 1852] , CD reported that Elizabeth ‘shivers & makes as many extraordinary grimaces as ever’. Elizabeth lived with CD and Emma
  • Emma having gone for a few days to her sisters. On July 1 st . we go for a month, the whole posse comitatus of us, to the Isle of Wight: & on our return I hope to go to press with my weariful cirripedes. My kindest remembrances to Lady Lyell. Ever most truly Your’s | Charles Darwin

To Josiah Wedgwood III   25 [April 1853]

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Discusses the [CD/Emma] marriage trust.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Josiah Wedgwood, III
Date:  25 [Apr 1853]
Classmark:  DAR 210.10: 21
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1379

Matches: 2 hits

  • … Leeds and Bradford Railway company from Emma Darwin’s trust fund; in order to rectify the …
  • Emma’s contribution to the Powis mortgage, not the Owen mortgage, which had necessitated the share transactions described in n.  2, above. See also the postscript to the letter to E.  A. Darwin, …

To W. D. Fox   17 July [1853]

Summary

Discusses Rugby and education in general. The enormous proportion of time spent on classics checks interest "in anything in which reasoning & observation comes into play".

Expresses shock and sympathy on learning of the deaths in WDF’s house.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Darwin Fox
Date:  17 July [1853]
Classmark:  Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 84)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1522

Matches: 1 hit

  • … Shrewsbury School, 1818–25. According to Emma Darwin’s diary, George was taken to see ‘Dr …

From E. A. Darwin   26 April 1853

Summary

Acknowledges the receipt of some securities.

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 Apr 1853
Classmark:  DAR 262.11: 13
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1516

Matches: 5 hits

  • … Robert Waring Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood II on the marriage of CD and Emma in 1839 are …
  • … from Josiah Wedgwood II and Emma Wedgwood to R.  W. Darwin, 15 November 1838 , n.  1. In …
  • Darwins Marriage Settlement & Muckleston Mortgage. This I suppose includes the three which you mention namely your marriage Settlement Emma’ …
  • Emma’ s trust property’. The Newcastle and Carlisle preference shares are listed as CD’s property, but on 1 May 1853 they were transferred to E.  A. Darwin
  • Emma’s General Trust. Also Major Owens Mortge for £20,000 & Maryport & Carlisle share £3,686 . 10 . 0 Newcastle & Carlisle do. £4,022 . 6 . 6 The two last not yet received ever yours | Eras. Darwin

To Francis Galton   24 July [1853]

Summary

FG’s volume on his African expedition [Narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa (1853)] stimulates CD to express his admiration and to hope their acquaintance can be renewed.

Describes his health and life at Down.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Francis Galton
Date:  24 July [1853]
Classmark:  UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/1)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1525

Matches: 2 hits

  • Darwin Galton and Erasmus Galton , elder brothers of Francis. The Galton family residence in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, until 1832. Before leaving on the Beagle voyage, CD visited there and went shooting with the Galton boys ( Pearson 1914–30 , 1: 51). Emma
  • Darwin & Erasmus: I very distinctly remember a pleasant visit at the Larches, Heaven knows, how many years ago, & having many rides with them on Ponies, without stirrups. — The only member of your family whom I have seen for years, is Emma, …

To Josiah Wedgwood III   18 February 1853

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Sends his written consent regarding custody of the deeds of the Owen mortgage. Other financial matters.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Josiah Wedgwood, III
Date:  18 Feb 1853
Classmark:  DAR 210.10: 20
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1503

Matches: 1 hit

  • Darwin, 1 March [1853] ). These figures are given, under the same dates, in CD’s Classed account book (Down House MS), labelled as from either ‘J.  Wedgwood’ or ‘Etruria’. CD’s Investment book records that Emma

To W. D. Fox   29 [July 1853]

Summary

Sympathises with WDF’s tribulations.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Darwin Fox
Date:  29 [July 1853]
Classmark:  Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 83)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1526

Matches: 1 hit

  • Emma & I hope that your poor little girl may be spared. — I write this chiefly to show that I have heard about you. I am so sorry I sent off my former letter on indifferent subjects to you. — But the case has been incomparably worse than I dreamed of. I did not even know how completely the two poor Boys had been domesticated with you. — You have our deepest sympathy. My dear Fox | Very affectionately yours | C.  Darwin. …