From Francis Darwin [before 15 December 1880]
Summary
Will stay until London until after the Linnean Society meeting unless CD wants anything. Asks to send abstracts of papers. Has made short abstracts of papers for Nature.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 15 Dec 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12379F |
From Reginald Darwin 31 May 1879
Summary
Thanks CD for another letter [of his father’s].
Cannot call to mind the story about the robber [see Erasmus Darwin, pp. 64–5].
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 May 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 156–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12072 |
From Horace Darwin 9 and 12 September 1880
Summary
Reports evidence of earthworm activity.
| Author: | Horace Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 and 12 Sept 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 64.1: 36–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12709 |
From Francis Darwin [13 December 1875]
Summary
[The black-balling of Edwin Ray Lankester by the Linnean Society] is a most scandalous shame. Will arrange for his own admission to fellowship of the Society.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Dec 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10362F |
From Francis Darwin [1 June 1876]
Summary
Has examined sections of teasel in putrid meat infusion and ammonia.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 June 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10515H |
From Francis Darwin [after 2 October 1876]
Summary
Sorry the corrections were so tedious, and offers to do revises.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 2 Oct 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10629F |
From Francis Darwin [after 17 June 1881]
Summary
Passes on an account from Cohen of preparations by Hahn of fossil coral-like structures.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 17 June 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 74 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13208G |
To Francis Darwin [July 1874 – September 1876]
Summary
Has had a nice stay with William, who is charming but rather languid and cannot read to himself.
Love to Amy [Darwin] and Mrs Ruck.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [July 1874–Sept 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9523A |
To Francis Darwin [20? July 1878]
Summary
Horace Darwin suggests FD water the Porlieria copiously to see whether it will keep awake all day.
[Possibly P.S. to 11620.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [20? July 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11621 |
To Francis Darwin? [1879–80?]
Summary
Discusses A. B. Frank’s views [Beiträge zur Pflanzenphysiologie (1868)] on how plants position themselves; differences and similarities compared with their own conclusions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [1879–80?] |
| Classmark: | DAR LIB 2003/2004 (in box with A. B. Frank, Beiträge zur Pflanzenphysiologie, 1868, and Die natürliche wagerechte Richtung von Pflanzentheilen, 1870) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11816 |
To Francis Darwin [9 November 1881]
Summary
Tells some of his observations on root cells. Has thought of three good experiments to oppose Julius von Wiesner.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [9 Nov 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13065 |
To C. M. C. Darwin 24 March 1879
Summary
Can CMCD provide a photograph of Elston, the birthplace of Erasmus Darwin, with permission to have it reproduced in Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11950F |
From E. A. Darwin [8 March 1879?]
Summary
Asks CD about translation of title-page of Kosmos.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [8 Mar 1879?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B2, DAR 105: B110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11919 |
From E. A. Darwin [1873–81]
Summary
Notes on the shoveller, taken from John Gould’s Birds of Great Britain [1862–73].
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1873–81] |
| Classmark: | DAR 69: 47–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13790 |
From G. R. Gray 8 April 1868
Summary
Difference between sexes of Ibis rubra; change in plumage.
| Author: | George Robert Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6105 |
From Catherine Darwin 8 July 1841
Summary
Describes the appearance and occurrence of imperfect flowers of "Hex.[?] Trigynia".
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July 1841 |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: A95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-603 |
From Francis Darwin [1–15 March 1873]
Summary
Has sent Vichy water, discusses prescription. Tell Arthur Parslow not to continue on colchicum for gout if doesn’t suit him. May go to Pryor’s on Sunday.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1–15 Mar 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8714F |
From Francis Darwin [before 26 June 1873]
Summary
Has discussed with E. E. Klein about the purchase of a Hartnack microscope from Paris.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 26 June 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9092F |
From Francis Darwin [26? October 1873]
Summary
Observations on the leaves of Desmodium. Most are trifoliate; none has tendrils. Gives some comments from Hooker.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [26? Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.2: 21–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9115 |
From Leonard Darwin [after 4 March 1871]
Summary
Recommends a photographer to CD for Expression.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 4 Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7405 |
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