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 H. E. Darwin [March] 1870
Summary
Responds to her suggested corrections [of Descent].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [Mar] 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7123 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … To H. E. Darwin [March] 1870 …
- … Darwin, [8 February 1870] , and letter from H. E. Darwin, [after 8 February 1870] . …
- … the letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … relationship between this letter, the letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] , and …
- … Darwin, [25 March 1870] (DAR 219.9: 82), in which Emma asks Henrietta to write when she receives a manuscript. This manuscript was presumably that of the chapter or chapters of Descent following those on the mental powers of humans and animals. CD had asked Henrietta, who was travelling in France and Italy, to read the manuscript of Descent ; see letter to H. E. …
From H. E. Darwin [after 8 February 1870]
Summary
Responds to note about the MS [Descent] with great interest and promises to obey his instructions. [See 7124.]
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 8 February 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 245: 33b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7112F |
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 Henrietta Emma Darwin [14–21 April 1866]
Summary
Discusses some observations on, and the fertilisation of, Ophrys.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [14–21 Apr 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5074 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … visited Mentone twice during her stay in France ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … both of her travelling companions were unwell for much of April ( Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … Darwin, [6 April 1866] (DAR 219.9: 40), and letter from H. E. Darwin to G. H. Darwin, …
- … Darwin, [6 April 1866] (DAR 219.9: 40), and H. E. Darwin to George Darwin, 2 May 1866 ( …
- … around 10 May. See also letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c. 10 May 1866]. Emma Darwin and CD …
- … s aunt, Julia Smith ( letter from H. E. Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [March 1866] (DAR 245: …
From H. E. Litchfield [1 February 1880]
Summary
Comments on drafts of CD’s letter to the Athenæum answering S. Butler’s charges.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Feb 1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B93–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12444 |
From H. E. Darwin [30 March 1870]
Summary
Describes crying in an infant.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Mar 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7153 |
From H. E. Darwin 21 March [1871]
Summary
Is delighted at the sale of Descent. What CD says about her help pleases her very much and the proposed gift as a memorial will be very precious to her. Is looking forward to seeing the family in London. Comments on a letter comparing CD's appearance to an ape. Is surprised CD has had no effect on Wallace: 'It seems to me his mind can’t be so clear as u used to think it'. Has worked out why she is dissatisfied with T. H. Huxley's essay ‘On the physical basis of life’ (T. H. Huxley 1869).
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605F |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Darwin, H. E. …
- … From H. E. Darwin 21 March [1871] …
- … Litchfield, H. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … between this letter and the letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … See Correspondence vol. 19, letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 . CD’s publisher John …
- … was in Cannes in 1870 ( letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 3 March 1870 (DAR 245: …
- … see Correspondence vol. 19, letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and nn. 1 and 2). CD had …
- … see Correspondence vol. 19, letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Henrietta was staying …
- … See Correspondence vol. 19, letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and n. 3. Thomas Henry …
From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin? [1867–72]
Summary
An extract from Macrobius’ Saturnalia dealing with blushing.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 48 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7061 |
From H. E. Darwin [c. 10 May 1866]
Summary
Mogg [John Traherne Moggridge] wants to visit CD.
Self-fertilising orchids.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 10 May 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5075 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, H. E. …
- … From H. E. Darwin [ c. 10 May 1866] …
- … Litchfield, H. E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … bee orchid ( O. apifera ), see the letter to H. E. Darwin, [14–21 April 1866] and n. …
- … 3. See letter to H. E. Darwin, [14–21 April 1866] and n. 6. …
- … purpurea ), see the letter to H. E. Darwin, [14–21 April 1866] and n. 7. Moggridge …
To Henrietta Emma Darwin [8 February 1870]
Summary
Sends MS [of chs. 3 and 4, "Comparison of the mental powers of man and the lower animals", Descent] to HED for her criticism. CD fears parts are too much like a sermon; "who wd ever have thought I shd turn parson?"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [8 Feb 1870] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 58373: 1–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7124 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
- … this letter and a letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] (DAR 219.9: …
- … in January 1870 ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin, [18 January 1870] (DAR 219.9: …
- … of Variation (see Correspondence vol. 15, letter to H. E. Darwin, 26 July [1867] ). …
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 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 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 |
From H. E. Darwin to W. E. Darwin [18 May 1864]
Summary
CD would like to see Rhamnus, as an American species is dimorphic.
Sends red cowslip pollen to be measured.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [18 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 118 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4442 |
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 |
From Henrietta Emma Darwin [1 August 1863]
Summary
A memorandum describing the expressive behaviour of a cat with added notes by CD.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Aug 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 189: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4260F |
From H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin [March 1871]
Summary
Possible quotations about shame for CD.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 22) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605G |
Matches: 5 hits
From Henrietta Emma Darwin [2 August 1857]
Summary
Is looking forward to returning home [from Moor Park hydropathic establishment]. News of other patients and the books she is reading. Although feeling well, cannot walk much.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [2 Aug 1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 245: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2131A |
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 |
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