From the Darwin children 17 January 1880
Summary
Send CD a present of a fur coat.
| Author: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 208 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12428 |
To the Darwin children 3 January 1881
Summary
About the distribution of [surplus income] funds among the children.
| 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: | 3 Jan 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 169 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12972 |
To the Darwin children 10 January 1880
Summary
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
| 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: | 10 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12414 |
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 |
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 17 [January 1880]
Summary
Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 17 [Jan 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12429 |
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 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, Elizabeth Darwin, Francis Darwin, G. H. Darwin, Horace Darwin, …
- … Darwin Down 16 Sept 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin Francis Darwin George Howard …
- … Elizabeth Darwin , Caroline Wedgwood , and Catherine Darwin . Thomas Salt was a solicitor in Shrewsbury. Josiah Wedgwood II left his estate to his four sons, Josiah Wedgwood III , Hensleigh Wedgwood , Henry Allen Wedgwood , and Francis …
To the Darwin children 21 February 1879
Summary
Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.
| 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: | 21 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896 |
From J. R. Atkin 7 August [1879]
Summary
Thanks for present and letter.
Wishes a good trip to the lakes and sends love to family members.
| Author: | James Richard (Dick) Atkin, Baron Atkin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Aug [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 122 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12185 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Bernard Darwin , was Atkin’s cousin. Emma Darwin , Elizabeth Darwin , and Francis Darwin . …
- … Elizabeth Darwin had travelled to Switzerland with Atkin’s mother, Mary Elizabeth Atkin , in June 1879, and his younger brothers, Walter Stewart George Davenport Atkin and Robert Laurence Atkin , had stayed at Down (see letter from Francis …
To John Tyndall 14 February 1879
Summary
Has been asked to contribute to W. K. Clifford memorial fund. Asks JT’s advice on how much the committee hopes to raise. Would like to give handsomely but feels bound "with such a lot of children, not to be extravagant".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 14 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 30 (EH 88205968) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11882 |
From W. M. Hacon 20 September 1881
Summary
Details of new will. 12/74ths to each son and 7/74ths to each daughter.
| Author: | William Mackmurdo Hacon |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13346 |
To Francis Darwin 20 May 1881
Summary
Thanks FD for his excellent corrections [to MS of Earthworms].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 20 May 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 74 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13169 |
From Francis Parker 22 April 1867
Summary
Sends £600 bequeathed by Susan Darwin to CD’s younger children.
| Author: | Francis (Frank) Parker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Apr 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5510 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Elizabeth Darwin , CD’s sister, died in October 1866 (see Correspondence vol. 14). Henry Parker (1827/8–92) and his brother Francis …
- … Elizabeth Darwin dated 1 st . November 1865— “I give and bequeath to my nephews George Howard Darwin, Francis …
- … Darwin and Elizabeth Darwin (the younger sons and daughters of my Brother Charles Robert Darwin) One hundred pounds each”— I send you in a separate cover the Undermentioned Legacy receipts for signature— Value Geo. Howard Darwin … 100 Francis …
From G. H. Darwin [after 5 August 1862]
Summary
Describes insects caught while visiting Lythrum.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 5 Aug 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 90.1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3671 |
From Francis Galton 7 June 1879
Summary
Conveys some information about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s second wife and discusses photos of him and his wife.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.9: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12094 |
From E. A. Greaves to Francis Darwin 31 December 1877
Summary
Accepts CD’s offer of £50 for portrait of Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Elizabeth Anne Hadley; Elizabeth Anne Greaves |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Dec 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 219 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11299 |
To Francis Darwin 16 June [1879]
Summary
Has given his reasons for believing that twisting of stem is related to circumnutation in Climbing plants.
Tells results of experiments on movement of cotyledons and radicles.
Is getting aerial heliotropic roots from Kew.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 16 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12111 |
To Francis Darwin 30 May [1881]
Summary
CD looks forward with dread to future as he does not have the strength to begin any new subject requiring much work.
Plans to look again at the absorption by roots and root-hairs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 30 May [1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13184 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (43) |
| Darwin, Francis | (16) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (13) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (9) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (8) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (85) |
| Darwin, Francis | (28) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (17) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (16) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (10) |
