From George Cupples 21 February 1874
Summary
Answers to queries are being sent.
Enclosure 1: statistics on puppies bred by Rayner in 1873.
Enclosure 2 from W. N. Massey: number of males or females raised depends entirely on preference of greyhound breeders.
Enclosure 3 from E. L. Williams: breeders prefer to destroy bitch pups.
Enclosure 4: Thomas Morse answers CD’s three queries, transmitted by GC: (1) in deerhounds, females predominate, three to one; (2) in all but cattle, females are less worth preserving; (3) TM rears all the young.
Enclosure 5: John Wright responds to CD’s queries about proportion of sexes in births of horses, cattle, and dogs.
Enclosure 6: G. W. Hickman cannot give reliable answers to CD’s queries on proportion of sexes born [in greyhounds?].
| Author: | George Cupples |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Feb 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 91–2, 94–7, 102–13, 117–19; DAR 161: 301 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9309 |
Heckel, Édouard (1843–1916)
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- … 1874. Professor of botany, Faculté des sciences, Marseilles, 1877; of materia medica, École de plain exercise de médicine et de pharmacie, 1879. Translated CD’s Cross and self fertilisation and other works into French. Osborne 2014 , pp. 165–9 Bibliography Osborne, Michael A. 2014. The emergence of tropical medicine in France . Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 Darwin, C. R. …
From Charles Lyell 1 September 1874
Summary
Comments on Tyndall’s [Presidential] Address at Belfast meeting [of BAAS] and praise of CD’s work there. Mentions criticism of Belfast clergy.
CL saw some crustacean footprints while in Ireland.
| Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | K. M. Lyell ed. 1881, 2: 445-6; The University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections (Lyell collection Coll-203/B9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9619 |
From Joseph Fayrer 6 January 1875
Summary
Encloses results of experiments on influence of snake poison on ciliary action and vegetable protoplasm.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 71, 73–82, DAR 164: 112 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9806 |
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To John Murray 12 April 1874
Summary
Discusses 2d edition of Descent. CD is inclined to a cheap edition and asks JM to consider a one-volume edition in double-column format.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 348–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9404 |
From A. S. G. Canning 16 February 1874
Summary
Offers information on pea-fowl for new edition of Variation.
| Author: | Albert Stratford George Canning |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Feb 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9296 |
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- … 1874. Sir Understanding from M r Murray that another edition of your ‘Varieties of Animals & Plants under domestication’ is likely, I take the liberty of saying that I have had some experience respecting the Black-winged Peafowl described at some length in your book— If there is any question referring to this singular bird, which you would like to ask, it would give me great pleasure to place all information I possess on the subject at your service— Trusting you will excuse the liberty of addressing you | I am, Sir, | y r obedient Servant | ASG Canning Charles Darwin, Esq re | &c. & …
To Down School Board [after 29 November 1873]
Summary
CD, Sir John Lubbock, Ellen Frances Lubbock, and S. E. Wedgwood, petition the Board to grant permission for the school hall to be used as a reading room in the evening during winter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Down School Board |
| Date: | [after 29 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/31/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9122 |
To Edward Nicholson 26 August [1874]
Summary
Thanks EN for his book [Indian snakes, 2d ed. (1874)]. CD is pleased that it calls attention to gradation in the character of snake poison.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Nicholson |
| Date: | 26 Aug [1874] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9607 |
To George Robert Waterhouse [after 22 May 1845]
Summary
Thanks him for describing the niata ox.
He is delighted that GRW is grappling with Galápagos insects. Needs to know immediately whether any entomologists beside GRW, Walker and A. White have described his insects.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Date: | [after 22 May 1845] |
| Classmark: | Bloomsbury Auctions (dealers) (1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-864A |
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