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From Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood   [after 11 March 1871]

Summary

A draft letter [but sent in the original state by Emma Darwin]. Approves of FJW’s notice of his views.

CD has slightly revised parts in view of both approving and disapproving critics, but still remains convinced about his fundamental notions.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood
Date:  [after 11 Mar 1871?]
Classmark:  V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 57–31570)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8127

Matches: 7 hits

  • Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, F. J. …
  • … V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 57–31570) Charles Robert Darwin Emma
  • … From Charles and Emma Darwin to F.  J.  Wedgwood   [after 11 March 1871] …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [after 11 Mar 1871? ] Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood …
  • … but sent in the original state by Emma Darwin]. Approves of FJW’s notice of his views. CD …
  • … is in CD’s hand and was intended for Emma Darwin to copy in a letter to Wedgwood, whose …
  • Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma

From William Jenner to Emma Darwin   [17 March 1864]

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Proposes to examine CD at Down.

Author:  William Jenner
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [17 Mar 1864]
Classmark:  DAR 168: 49
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4368

Matches: 7 hits

  • … Jenner, William Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma
  • … From William Jenner to Emma Darwin   [17 March 1864] …
  • … DAR 168: 49 William Jenner London, Harley St, 8 [17 Mar 1864] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … The date is based on a record in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) of a visit by Jenner on …
  • … 20 March 1864 was 17 March. No letter from Emma Darwin to Jenner on this subject has been …
  • … February 1864 (DAR 210.6: 115), Henrietta Emma Darwin wrote that her parents were ‘rather …
  • … had contacted Jenner. In addition, Emma Darwin mentioned in a letter to William Erasmus …

From J. B. Innes to Emma Darwin   8 March 1872

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Down parish and family matters.

Author:  John Brodie Innes
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  8 Mar 1872
Classmark:  DAR 167: 31
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8238

Matches: 7 hits

  • … Innes, J. B. Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma
  • … From J.  B.  Innes to Emma Darwin   8 March 1872 …
  • … DAR 167: 31 John Brodie Innes Milton Brodie 8 Mar 1872 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … Crabbe, George. 1878. Church restoration. Fraser’s Magazine 17: 449–57. Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
  • … Emma Litchfield and her husband were staying with CD and Emma Darwin at a rented house, 9  …
  • … Street, Portland Place, London ( Emma Darwin (1904) 2: 254). John William Brodie Innes , …

From Emma Darwin to Frederick Pollock   23 October [1863?]

Summary

Apologises that CD is too unwell to do any work, but he is most interested in the frequent occurrence of inherited variations in one locality. It would have been a pleasure to visit if his health had permitted.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Jonathan Frederick (Frederick) Pollock, 1st baronet
Date:  23 Oct [1863?]
Classmark:  Private collection
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4321F

Matches: 6 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Pollock, Frederick …
  • … From Emma Darwin to Frederick Pollock   23 October [1863? ] …
  • … Private collection Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 23 Oct [1863? ] Jonathan Frederick ( …
  • … him to accept your very kind invitation I am | Sir yours obediently | Emma Darwin
  • … ill from October 1863 into 1864, and Emma Darwin wrote several letters on his behalf; see, …
  • … Correspondence vol. 11, letter from Emma Darwin to Julius von Haast, 12 December [1863] . …

To Emma Darwin   [5 April 1840]

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An amusing description of his railway journey to Shrewsbury.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [5 Apr 1840]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 5
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-564

Matches: 8 hits

  • Darwin, Emma
  • … To Emma Darwin   [5 April 1840] …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … Nicholas Nickleby. ‘Chucky’ is Susan Darwin ( Emma Darwin (1904) 2: 13) and the ‘killcrop’ …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
  • … DAR 210.8: 5 Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury [5 Apr 1840] Emma
  • Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma

From Emma Darwin to Ernst Haeckel   22 September [1876]

Summary

Arranges for EH’s visit to Down.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel
Date:  22 Sept [1876]
Classmark:  Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1:1-52/ 41 [9894])
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10614

Matches: 6 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Haeckel, Ernst …
  • … From Emma Darwin to Ernst Haeckel   22 September [1876] …
  • … A-Abt. 1:1-52/ 41 [9894]) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 22 Sept [1876] Ernst Philipp …
  • … luncheon on 26 September 1876 ( letter from Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, [26 September …
  • … 1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.49), and Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Orpington was the nearest …
  • … you again what pleasure it will give him to see you— very sincerely yours | Emma Darwin

To Emma Darwin   [17 November 1848]

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CD fears he must wear Emma with his unwellness and complaints.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [17 Nov 1848]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 32
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1208

Matches: 6 hits

  • Darwin, Emma
  • … To Emma Darwin   [17 November 1848] …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … DAR 210.8: 32 Charles Robert Darwin London, Park St [17 Nov 1848] Emma
  • Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma
  • Darwin’s funeral. Erasmus had already left for Shrewsbury (see Wedgwood and Wedgwood 1980 , p.  249). A note on the verso in Emma’ …

From Emma Darwin to Alphonse de Candolle   17 December [1863]

Summary

CD sends thanks for pamphlet.

He has been very unwell for three months; it will be long before he can apply himself to his usual pursuits.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Alphonse de Candolle
Date:  17 Dec [1863]
Classmark:  Archives de la famille de Candolle (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4358

Matches: 4 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Candolle, Alphonse de …
  • … to his usual pursuits. I am with his kind remembrances | yours very truly | Emma Darwin
  • … From Emma Darwin to Alphonse de Candolle   17 December [1863] …
  • … private collection) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 17 Dec [1863] Alphonse de Candolle …

From Emma Wedgwood   [9 January 1839]

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Glad to have his letter; supposes she will receive only two or three more from him in her life.

Thinks he should leave the curtains for her.

Discusses Mungo Park and Sir Walter Scott’s Life.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [9 Jan 1839]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 160
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-486

Matches: 2 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 204: 160 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [9 Jan 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …

From Emma Wedgwood   [30 December 1838]

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Seeks to persuade CD to leave town at once, go to Shrewsbury for doctoring and some rest, then come to Maer for more rest, for he has looked "so unwell". She knows it must be hard for him to be unable to do his work.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [30 Dec 1838]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 157
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-465

Matches: 2 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 204: 157 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [30 Dec 1838] Charles Robert Darwin …

From Emma Wedgwood   [26 December 1838]

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Responds to his "business letter" about the maids, then chides herself for feeling dull and disagreeable when she has had everything all her life.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [26 Dec 1838]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 155
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-462

Matches: 5 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 204: 155 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [26 Dec 1838] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
  • … Miss Farrer is identified in Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 234 n. as aunt of the first Lord …

From E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin   [before 19 November 1867]

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Caroline says Jos [Wedgwood III] is "much pulled down".

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [before 19 Nov 1867]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B121
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5334

Matches: 6 hits

  • Darwin, Emma
  • … From E.  A.  Darwin to Emma Darwin   [before 19 November 1867] …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … DAR 105: B121 Erasmus Alvey Darwin unstated [before 19 Nov 1867] Emma
  • … Down from 21 to 23 November 1867 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Josiah Wedgwood III . …
  • Darwin, E. A. Wedgwood, Emma

From Emma Darwin to George Maw   28 December 1863

Summary

CD too unwell to write but has signed the [unspecified] paper and forwarded it as requested.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  George Maw
Date:  28 Dec 1863
Classmark:  Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/11)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4360

Matches: 4 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Maw, George …
  • … From Emma Darwin to George Maw    28 December 1863 …
  • … Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/11) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 28 Dec 1863 George Maw …
  • … signing the paper & forwarding it as you wish— I am Sir | Yours very truly | Emma Darwin

From Emma Darwin   [c. February 1839]

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Discusses CD’s religious doubts. Fears his work may lead him to discount what cannot be proved, and advises that there are some things which, "if true are likely to be above our comprehension" and "that there is a danger in giving up revelation".

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [c. Feb 1839]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 14
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-471

Matches: 3 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … From Emma Darwin   [ c. February 1839] …
  • … DAR 210.8: 14 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin unstated [c. Feb 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …

From Emma Wedgwood   [25–6 November 1838]

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Responds to items in CD’s letter, just received. Suggests parts of London where he might look for a house. Gives news of friends and relatives.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [25 or 26] Nov 1838
Classmark:  DAR 204: 151
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-444

Matches: 5 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 204: 151 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer 25 Nov 1838 26 Nov 1838 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. Edited by Henrietta …
  • … Emma’s cousin, vicar of Maer since 1825. See Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 180. A reference to her …

To Emma Darwin   [23 April 1851]

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Tells of Anne’s death.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [23 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 28
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1412

Matches: 5 hits

To Emma Darwin   [28 April 1858]

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CD recounts an idyllic stroll and nap – "as pleasant a rural scene as ever I saw, and I did not care one penny how any of the beasts or birds had been formed".

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [28 Apr 1858]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 34
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2261

Matches: 7 hits

  • Darwin, Emma
  • … To Emma Darwin   [28 April 1858] …
  • … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin
  • … English literature at Queen’s University, Belfast. Not identified. Henrietta Emma Darwin . …
  • … was written after the letter to Emma Darwin, [25 April 1858] . Simon Francis Bernard was …
  • … DAR 210.8: 34 Charles Robert Darwin Moor Park [28 Apr 1858] Emma
  • Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma

To Emma Darwin   [25 June 1846]

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CD has been stomachy and sick, but not very uncomfortable.

Working on proofs [of South America] and cannot keep printer supplied with manuscript.

His thoughts of her, and news of the children who are at Down with him.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [25 June 1846]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 25
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-981

Matches: 6 hits

From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes   12 October [1874]

Summary

Parish and family news.

Francis Darwin’s marriage; Francis serves as CD’s assistant.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  John Brodie Innes
Date:  12 Oct [1874]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9674

Matches: 9 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Innes, J. B. …
  • … From Emma Darwin to J.  B.  Innes   12 October [1874] …
  • … M. Stecher collection) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 12 Oct [1874] John Brodie Innes …
  • … very kind regards | yours very sincerely | Emma Darwin P.S I obeyed your directions about …
  • … et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Emma Darwin ( …
  • … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
  • … Brodii & never possessed it’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J.  B.  Innes, 24 June [1874] , …
  • … Darwin married Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)), and rented Down …
  • … CD’s secretary in summer 1874 (see Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 269). See Correspondence vol.   …

From Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox   [6–27 September 1863]

Summary

Encloses a four-page printed pamphlet on the cruelty of steel traps [see Collected papers 2: 83–4].

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  William Darwin Fox
Date:  [6–27 Sept 1863]
Classmark:  Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142a)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4294

Matches: 8 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Fox, W. D. …
  • … From Emma Darwin to W.  D.  Fox   [6–27 September 1863] …
  • … Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142a) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Malvern Wells [6–27 Sept 1863] …
  • … An appeal. [By Charles and Emma Darwin. ] [Bromley, Kent]: [privately printed. ] [1863. ] …
  • … Ellen Sophia Fox . See letter from Emma Darwin to W.  D.  Fox, 8 December [1863] and n.   …
  • … between this letter and the letter from Emma Darwin to W.  D.  Fox, [29 September 1863] , …
  • … see letter from G.  B. Sowerby Jr to Emma Darwin, 22  July 1863 , and Appendix IX). None …
  • … here have been found. Emma refers to Francis Sacheverel Darwin and to his son-in-law, …
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