From H. E. Darwin [after 8 February 1870]
Summary
Responds to note about the MS [Descent] with great interest and promises to obey his instructions. [See 7124.]
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 8 February 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 245: 33b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7112F |
To A. R. Wallace 20 August [1862]
Summary
Family illnesses.
On disposition of wild honeycomb gift.
Discounts the difficulty presented by ostrich wings.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 20 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434: 28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3689 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix II), and Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178). See letter from …
- … 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 …
- … to Down House is not recorded in either Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) or CD’s ‘Journal’ ( …
- … suffered a relapse early in July (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and letter to W. …
- … Darwin, 9 July [1862] ). According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), the Darwins travelled …
- … Brodie, who was at Down at the time ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178; see also letter to W. E. …
- … for a holiday (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [9 August …
- … in DAR 219.1: 61). As a result of Emma Darwin’s illness, however, the children were …
To H. E. Litchfield 8 [October 1880]
Summary
Reports on Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood’s illness.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 8 [Oct 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12744 |
To H. E. Darwin [March] 1870
Summary
Responds to her suggested corrections [of Descent].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [Mar] 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7123 |
To H. E. Litchfield 27 [March 1874]
Summary
Thanks her for her excellent criticisms and corrections [for 2d ed. of Coral reefs?].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 27 [Mar 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9325 |
To H. E. Litchfield 4 October [1877]
Summary
Is glad to hear R. B. Litchfield is better.
Discusses William Darwin’s engagement to Sara Sedgwick.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 4 Oct [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11167 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 37 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Oct [1877] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
- … harder for her to leave again ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [30 September …
- … September ( Litchfield 1910 , p. 150; Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Richard Litchfield’s …
- … his knee playing tennis (see letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [23 September …
- … Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Litchfield, Henrietta Emma. …
To J. D. Hooker 6 November [1877]
Summary
Requests seeds for study of movement in cotyledons. Would love to study Welwitschia cotyledons.
Son William is to be married 28 November.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 6 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 459–60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11226 |
Matches: 7 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 …
- … Litchfield, [13 September 1877] (DAR 219.9: 155); Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 227). …
- … According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), he and his wife, Henrietta Emma Litchfield , …
- … Sara Sedgwick on 29 (not 28) November ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); he had originally …
- … as 28 November ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, [21 October 1877] (DAR 210.5: …
- … ill with appendicitis in Switzerland in September 1877 ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
To the Darwin children 16 September 1881
Summary
A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 16 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 183 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13340 |
To the Darwin children 20 December 1881
Summary
Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 20 Dec 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR (CD library—Index Kewensis tom. 1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13570 |
To the Darwin children 8 January 1882
Summary
Advises his children as to how some money will be distributed among them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13603 |
From Philip Henry Stanhope 28 July 1862
Summary
Invites CD and Emma to dine.
| Author: | Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 244 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3669 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
- … this letter has been found; however, Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records for 7 August …
- … and returned’. (Horace, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Emma Darwin were at that time staying in …
- … because of Leonard Darwin’s illness ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 178); Francis and George …
From E. A. Darwin [after 31 March 1864?]
Summary
Sends "2 pods ¼ gr each" to tide CD over.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 31 Mar 1864?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4364 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … the best chemist in the world’ ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 118 n. 2; see also Correspondence …
- … 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 …
- … this letter and the letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 [March 1864? ] . Erasmus …
- … March 1864 (see letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 [March 1864? ] and n. 4). …
From Margaret Susan Vaughan Williams to Henrietta Emma Darwin [after 14 October 1869]
Summary
Describes expression of her baby when crying.
| Author: | Margaret Susan Wedgwood; Margaret Susan Vaughan Williams |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [after 14 Oct 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 180: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6535 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Margaret Susan Vaughan Williams to Henrietta Emma Darwin [after 14 October 1869] …
- … Down Ampney, Cricklade [after 14 Oct 1869] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
- … is a couple of miles south of Down Ampney and is in Wiltshire. Emma and Elizabeth Darwin . …
- … 15, letter from L. F. Kempson to Emma Darwin, 20 June 1867) . CD was also interested in …
- … not been identified. According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Henrietta and Elizabeth …
Wedgwood, Hensleigh (1803–91)
Matches: 3 hits
- … member Darwin, Emma Mackintosh, F. E. E. English Christ’s College, Cambridge Philological …
- … Hensleigh Wedgwood 1803–91 Philologist. Emma Darwin’s brother. Qualified as a barrister in …
- … Emma Elizabeth Mackintosh in 1832. Freeman 1978 ODNB Bibliography Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: …
DCP-LETT-7920
| Author: | Margaret Emily Gaskell |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [Sept 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7920 |
From Emma Nixon 10 December 1879
Summary
Thanks for Erasmus Darwin.
Violetta Darwin is near death.
| Author: | Emma Gisborne; Emma Nixon |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 189–90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12348 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Gisborne, Emma Nixon, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 99: 189–90 Emma Gisborne/Emma Nixon Derby 10 Dec 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin is sinking Tapping has given great relief—but her days on Earth cannot now be many— She is most patient & resigned to the Will of her Heavenly Father. I hope your health does not suffer from our present most severe weather? Again thanking you for your kind remembrance of me, and with kind regards | Believe me | Yours sincerely | Emma …
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| Wedgwood, Emma | (105) |
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