To Horace Darwin 26 [July 1868]
Summary
Writes to express his pleasure at Leonard’s success [second in the Woolwich Academy entrance examination].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 26 [July 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6289 |
From Amy Ruck to Horace Darwin [20 January 1872]
Summary
Describes the occurrence of earthworms and the signs of earthworm activity in the neighbourhood.
| Author: | Amy Richenda (Amy) Ruck; Amy Richenda (Amy) Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | [20 Jan 1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 221 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8168 |
To Horace Darwin 9 January [1874]
Summary
CD is glad Horace has done "pretty well" in his examination.
Smith and Elder will publish new edition of Coral reefs [1874]; thanks HD for aid.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9234 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, Horace …
- … To Horace Darwin 9 January [1874] …
- … DAR 185: 3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Jan [1874] Horace Darwin …
- … Horace I heartily rejoice that you have stood the examination without being bad & have done pretty well. — I suppose that you will try what you can do in the harder subjects. — If you keep well, I think it w d . be a pity if you were to come to London tomorrow. Your affectionate Father | Ch. Darwin …
To Horace Darwin 1 November [1877]
Summary
Wants HD to observe earthworm activity at Roman antiquities of Chedworth and Cirencester.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11221 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Darwin, Horace …
- … To Horace Darwin 1 November [1877] …
- … DAR 185: 4 Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 Nov [1877] Horace Darwin …
- … waterworks at Brighton ( letter from Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin, [February 1877 ? ] (DAR …
- … in Earthworms , p. 198, to Horace and Francis Darwin’s visit to the Roman villa at …
To Horace Darwin [15 December 1871]
Summary
Congratulates Horace on passing his "Little Go".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | [15 Dec 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8107 |
From Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin [18 September 1880]
Summary
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 |
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 |
From Horace Darwin 17 August 1874
Summary
The occurrence and prevention of scale in boilers.
Anxious to hear Murray’s reply [to CD’s letter 9598].
| Author: | Horace Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9603 |
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 |
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 |
Darwin, Horace. 1886. An improved form of temperature regulator. Nature, 22 April 1886, pp. 596–7.
Darwin, Horace. 1876. [Description of a dead-weight rotary dynamometer.] Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings (1876): 231–4.
From Francis Darwin to Horace Pearce 24 November 1876
Summary
Explains how they look after Drosera plants.
Encloses his father’s autograph.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Pearce |
| Date: | 24 Nov 1876 |
| Classmark: | Bonhams (dealers) (27 May 2007, lot 590) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10687F |
From Francis Darwin [28 October 1877?]
Summary
FD has sent proofs; nutating of Ricinus; Horace Darwin and the wormograph.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [28 Oct 1877?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11302F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … FD has sent proofs; nutating of Ricinus; Horace Darwin and the wormograph. …
- … Bibliography Darwin, Horace. 1901. On the small vertical movements of a stone laid on the …
- … to CD’s return to Down, and from Horace Darwin’s work on the worm stone (see nn. 2 and 6, …
- … Darwin’s son, was just over a year old. Horace Darwin was building an apparatus to measure …
- … of slightly larger diameter ( H. Darwin 1901 , p. 253). Horace purchased a copper rod in …
- … Horace is rather languid but working at the wormograph. Yesterday no power could extract the bar but he has had a clamp made by Reeves. How is Richard going on? Yr affec son | Frank Darwin …
From George Varenne Reed 12 January 1863
Summary
Sorry CD considers Horace Darwin unfit for school.
| Author: | George Varenne Reed |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 78 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3912 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Sorry CD considers Horace Darwin unfit for school. …
- … also Leonard Darwin’s ‘Notes on Horace Darwin ’, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge …
- … represents the fees for Leonard and Horace Darwin from 6 October 1862 to 6 January 1863. …
- … Reed has not been found. The Darwins’ youngest son, Horace, had been ill for much of the …
- … Darwin I am much obliged to you for your cheque which reached me safely. I am very sorry to hear you consider Horace …
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