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From Emma Darwin   [19 April 1851]

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Gives her reactions to CD’s reports on Anne’s health.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [19 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 14
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1405

Matches: 5 hits

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  • … From Emma Darwin   [19 April 1851] …
  • … DAR 210.13: 14 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [19 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. …
  • … one of Emma’s pet names for CD ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 104). Probably Erasmus Alvey …

From Emma Darwin   [21 April 1851]

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Discusses Anne’s sickness and her hope.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [21 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 22
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1409

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  • … From Emma Darwin   [21 April 1851] …
  • … DAR 210.13: 22 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [21 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … arrived on Tuesday, 22  April. See also letter from Emma Darwin, [22–3 April 1851] . …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. …
  • … Harding , nurserymaid at Down House ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 80–1). A sand-glass, probably …
  • … and come to Down ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 132). According to Emma Darwin’s diary, Elizabeth …
  • … of her pregnancy. Horace Darwin was born 13 May 1851. Emma had sent a message via Fanny …

From Emma Darwin   [19 April 1851]

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Is hopeful about Anne after receiving an encouraging message.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [19 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 13
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1404

Matches: 7 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … From Emma Darwin   [19 April 1851] …
  • … had been taken to Malvern in March to keep Anne company ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 132). …
  • … DAR 210.13: 13 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [19 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. …
  • … nursing of Anne, Emma also depended ‘on her eye for illness’ ( Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 133). …
  • Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 132). Samuel Poole Acton was postmaster at Bromley, Kent. The cover of the letter of 17 April is addressed to ‘M rs . Darwin | care of M r . Acton | Post Office | Bromley | Kent | (If not called for, please despatch by special messenger. )’ Henrietta Emma

From Emma Darwin   [June 1861]

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Describes her compassion for all his sufferings and writes of her wish that his gratitude could be offered to heaven as well as to herself. To her, the only relief is to try to believe that suffering and illness are from God’s hand "to help us to exalt our minds & to look forward with hope to a future state".

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [June 1861]
Classmark:  DAR 210.8: 35
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3169

Matches: 5 hits

  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … From Emma Darwin   [June 1861] …
  • … DAR 210.8: 35 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin unstated [June 1861] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family …
  • … Correspondence vol.  2, letter from Emma Darwin , [ c . February 1839]). See Emma Darwin ( …

From Emma Darwin   [22–3 April 1851]

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Thanks CD for his Monday notes about Anne, which are much better than previous ones.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [22–3 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 25
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1410

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  • … From Emma Darwin   [22–3 April 1851] …
  • … DAR 210.13: 25 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [22–3 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … See letter to Emma Darwin, [21 April 1851] , n.  2. …
  • Emma during the birth of Francis Darwin , 16 August 1848 ( Correspondence vol.  4, letter to J.  D. Hooker, 10 May 1848 , and letter to Francis Boott, 20 August 1848 ). When Leonard Darwin was born, 15 January 1850, CD himself administered chloroform to Emma ( …

From Emma Darwin   [24 April 1851]

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Her reactions to Anne’s death; hopes CD may soon return.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [24 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 30
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1414

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  • … From Emma Darwin   [24 April 1851] …
  • … DAR 210.13: 30 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [24 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … See letter from Emma Darwin [23 April 1851] , n.  7, for Fanny Mackintosh Wedgwood’s …
  • … letter to Emma Darwin, [23 April 1851] . Fanny Mackintosh Wedgwood wrote to Emma at 6.00  …

From Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin   [18 September 1880]

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Found worm-casts atop a 2555–foot hill.

Author:  Horace Darwin
Addressee:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:  [18 Sept 1880]
Classmark:  DAR 162: 73
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12717

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  • … Darwin, Horace Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma
  • … From Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin   [18 September 1880] …
  • … are going to dine at a cafe H.  D. To Emma Darwin 1.1 This … today 1.2] crossed pencil 1.2 …
  • … tour in the Alps; see letter from Emma Darwin to Sara Darwin, [3 September 1880] (DAR …
  • … DAR 162: 73 Horace Darwin Turin [18 Sept 1880] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin

From Emma Wedgwood   [3 January 1839]

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Emma is surprised how quickly CD has moved into the new house and understands his feeling of triumph. Wants him and Fanny [Mrs Hensleigh] Wedgwood to settle on hiring a cook.

Is reading Mansfield Park [Jane Austen (1814)], which she finds "very suitable".

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [3 Jan 1839]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 158
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-482

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  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 204: 158 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [3 Jan 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. …
  • … is preserved in DAR 219. See also Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 141–2. The excisions made from CD’ …

From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes   24 December [1880]

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News of the opening of the reading room at Down. CD is pleased Innes was interested in his book; both Innes’s facts are new to him.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  John Brodie Innes
Date:  24 Dec [1880]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12935F

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  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Innes, J. B. …
  • … From Emma Darwin to J.  B. Innes   24 December [1880] …
  • … M. Stecher collection) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin 24 Dec [1880] Down John Brodie Innes …

From Emma Darwin   [23 April 1851]

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Tells of the hopes raised by CD’s letter of Monday regarding Anne’s health.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [23 Apr 1851]
Classmark:  DAR 210.13: 26
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1411

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  • … From Emma Darwin   [23 April 1851] …
  • … DAR 210.13: 26 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [23 Apr 1851] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Bibliography Emma Darwin (1915): Emma Darwin: a century of family letters, 1792–1896. …
  • Darwins’ butler. Elizabeth Wedgwood had been staying in Jersey and travelled via steamer to Southampton before proceeding to Down ( Emma Darwin ( …

From Emma and Charles Darwin   13 May 1865

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CD and ED bequeath an annuity of £50 to J. Parslow [the Darwins’ butler].

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  13 May 1865
Classmark:  DAR 210.10: 26
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4832

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  • … Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, C. R. Darwin, C. R. …
  • … DAR 210.10: 26 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 May 1865 Charles …
  • … paid, We desire our children to pay conjointly this annuity. — Ch. Darwin | Emma Darwin
  • … From Emma and Charles Darwin   13 May 1865 …

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

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  • … 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

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

From Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin   [17 May 1864]

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CD says Meneanthes is now in flower.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  William Erasmus Darwin
Date:  [17 May 1864]
Classmark:  DAR 219.1: 80
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4498F

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  • … From Emma Darwin to W.  E.  Darwin   [17 May 1864] …
  • … DAR 219.1: 80 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin [17 May 1864] William Erasmus Darwin …
  • … B52). See also Correspondence vol.  11, letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to W.  E.   …
  • … 242), Emma Darwin noted the hot weather on 17 and 18 May 1864. According to Emma Darwin’s …
  • Emma’s nephew, was suffering from incurable cancer (see letter from E.  A.  Darwin, [15? …
  • Darwins were on visiting terms (see, for example, Correspondence vol.  10, letter from R.  M. Rolfe, 28 November 1862) . Emma probably refers to her nephew Edmund Langton . According to Emma 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

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  • … 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. …
  • … Miss Farrer is identified in Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 234 n. as aunt of the first Lord …

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

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  • … 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

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  • … 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. …
  • … Emma’s cousin, vicar of Maer since 1825. See Emma Darwin (1915) 1: 180. A reference to her …

From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin   [14 October 1881]

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Arrangements for the disposal of the contents of Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne Street, London.

The text on EAD’s gravestone.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  George Howard Darwin
Date:  [14 Oct 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 210.3: 24
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13400F

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  • … From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin   [14 October 1881] …
  • … DAR 210.3: 24 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [14 Oct 1881] George Howard Darwin …
  • Darwin, 15 October 1881 . The Darwins visited Cambridge from 20 to 27 October 1881 ( Emma Darwin’ …
  • Darwin, 15 October 1881 . The Friday before 15 October was 14 October. Following the death of Erasmus Alvey Darwin , George was organising the sale by auction of the contents of Erasmus’s former home at 6 Queen Anne Street, London. Henrietta Emma and Richard Buckley Litchfield were travelling in Italy ( letter from Emma Darwin

From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin   [13 January 1861]

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Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  William Erasmus Darwin
Date:  [13 Jan 1861]
Classmark:  DAR 185: 117
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3046F

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma Darwin, W. E. …
  • … DAR 185: 117 Charles Robert Darwin Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin [13 Jan 1861] William Erasmus …
  • … From Charles and Emma Darwin to W.  E.  Darwin   [13 January 1861] …
  • … January 1861, and left on 21 January ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Emma was mistaken …
  • … further identified. London Bridge station. Emma Darwin added this note to CD’s letter. The …
  • … George Howard Darwin’s dental treatment (see n.  3, below) and references in Emma Darwin’s …
  • … H.  Darwin to W.  E.  Darwin, [9 December 1860] (DAR 251: 2226), letters from Emma Darwin

From Emma Wedgwood   [23 January 1839]

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Responds warmly to his very nice letter. CD need have no fear that she will not be as happy as he.

Again expresses uneasiness that their opinions on religion do not agree on all points. Hopes they will sympathise in their feelings on the subject.

Author:  Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [23 Jan 1839]
Classmark:  DAR 204: 162
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-492

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  • … DAR 204: 162 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [23 Jan 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …
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