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 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Elizabeth Darwin . Horace and Ida Darwin were on honeymoon in Penzance ( letter from Emma …
- … Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . See letter from the Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . CD was last in London from 3 to 11 December 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Henrietta Emma Litchfield , William Erasmus Darwin , Leonard Darwin , Horace …
To W. E. Darwin 23 January [1872]
Summary
Discusses earthworm activity observed in old ploughed fields.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Jan [1872] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8174 |
To Down School Board [after 29 November 1873]
Summary
CD, Sir John Lubbock, Ellen Frances Lubbock, and S. E. Wedgwood, petition the Board to grant permission for the school hall to be used as a reading room in the evening during winter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Down School Board |
| Date: | [after 29 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/31/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9122 |
From Francis Darwin 14 August [1873]
Summary
Has found Lathyrus maritima on the cliffs near Barmouth.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Aug [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 26 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9009F |
From Henry Holland 26 March [1862]
Summary
Gives CD advice on the illness of one of his sons [presumably Horace].
| Author: | Henry Holland, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Mar [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166.2: 241 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3485 |
Matches: 3 hits
To Alfred Wrigley 7 March [1868]
Summary
States his intentions regarding Horace’s future education. CD thought he had made those intentions clear in an earlier letter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Date: | 7 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5993 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … 12 March 1868 . CD’s letter to Wrigley asking whether Horace Darwin could stay at Clapham …
- … letter was clear that I intended to place Horace with a Private Tutor after Easter, & I am very sorry that there sh d have been this misunderstanding, I hear that Leonard is working capitally & getting on well. — Pray believe me | My dear D r Wrigley | Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin …
From Henry Holland 19 May [1862]
Summary
Thanks for Orchids.
| Author: | Henry Holland, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 May [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166.2: 242 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3562 |
From Alfred Wrigley 28 July 1868
Summary
Leonard Darwin is to enter Woolwich Military Academy.
| Author: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 July 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 183 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6294 |
From Horace Darwin 9 and 12 September 1880
Summary
Reports evidence of earthworm activity.
| Author: | Horace Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 and 12 Sept 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 64.1: 36–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12709 |
To G. H. Darwin 8 [July 1879]
Summary
Inquires concerning a possibility of searching old deeds about the Darwin family history.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 8 [July 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12137 |
To Hubert Airy 24 August 1872
Summary
CD’s son Leonard of the Royal Engineers has applied to Sir George Biddell Airy to be an observer on the Venus Expedition. Leonard failed to mention his qualifications, which CD now relates with the request that HA draw them to his father’s attention.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hubert Airy |
| Date: | 24 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | CUL: Royal Greenwich Observatory archives 6/273 (section 3–4: 348–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8486A |
From Francis Darwin 2 May 1876
Summary
Has read letter from Jemmy. Amy has been practicing on the printing machine. Fritz has come back from the Vicar of Orpington.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 May 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10492F |
From G. H. Darwin 1 June 1876
Summary
Greatly excited by the astronomical implications of his work.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 June 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10522 |
From Alfred Wrigley 2 January 1868
Summary
Expresses his gratification on reading of Leonard Darwin’s high placing on the Sandhurst list.
| Author: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Jan 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 180 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5773 |
Matches: 3 hits
From E. A. Darwin 14 November [1880]
Summary
Asks CD to sign his guarantee.
Reports events at Cambridge involving Horace.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Nov [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12817 |
To J. M. Herbert 25 December [1880]
Summary
Recalls student days at Cambridge and microscope JMH gave him.
Discusses his children, health, and work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Date: | 25 Dec [1880] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.577) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12937 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … George Howard Darwin , and Horace Darwin (see Correspondence vol. 20, letter to W. D. Fox, …
- … letter to Herbert of 21 November 1872 , CD had written, ‘Do you remember giving me anonymously a microscope? I can hardly call to mind any event in my life which surprised & gratified me more. ’ Horace Darwin …
From Alfred Wrigley 9 March 1868
Summary
Wants to know why Horace has been removed from school without any notification.
| Author: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Mar 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 181 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5999 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … mentioned removing Horace Darwin from Clapham Grammar School in a letter to Wrigley of [ …
- … Darwin . Rolla Charles Meadows Rouse had written to Wrigley to ask for a character reference for Horace ( letter …
- … letter I replied in nearly the following terms— “M r Darwin has not informed me that he will remove his son Horace …
To [W. W. Baxter?] 11 May [1873]
Summary
Requests litmus paper and gum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Walmisley Baxter |
| Date: | 11 May [1873] |
| Classmark: | Columbia University in the City of New York, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Herter Box 1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8319 |
To Alfred Wrigley [after 12 March 1868]
Summary
Assures AW he has not hurt Horace’s feelings. CD has always been doubtful about a private tutor for Horace. Fears a letter [giving notice of removal] was lost in the post.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Date: | [after 12 Mar 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 182v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6008 |
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| Darwin, W. E. | (13) |
| Hacon, W. M. | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (122) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (24) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (20) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (19) |
| Fox, W. D. | (14) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (270) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (38) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (33) |
| Darwin, Francis | (31) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (30) |
