To the Darwin Family 3 October 1828
Summary
[Caroline Darwin on behalf of CD] submits a petition to Darwin family for £20 to purchase a new double-barrelled gun, CD’s present one having become dangerous.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Darwin family |
Date: | 3 Oct 1828 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 34 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-50 |
To J. L. Chester 2 March 1880
Summary
Thanks JLC for his letter, pedigree, and MS of the history of the Darwin family.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Lemuel Chester |
Date: | 2 Mar 1880 |
Classmark: | James Innes (private collection) (Sold at Bonhams, 13 March 2002) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12505F |
From Susan Darwin [c. 24 October 1839]
Summary
Gives some information on Darwin family history.
Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 24 Oct 1839] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.11: 25 (on display at Down House in 1991) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-472 |
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- … Gives some information on Darwin family history. …
- … of their families. Shrewsbury. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. …
- … family— Nicholas, is written Esquire & styled of Wolverhampton in Henry the eights reign. — Robert Waring was settled at Wilsford, in the County of Nottingham & was Grandfather to Anne, wife of William Darwin …
Campbell, Susan. 2012. ‘Its situation was exquisite in the extreme’: ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees in the Darwin family’s garden at the Mount, Shrewsbury, 1838–1865. Garden History 40: 167–98.
To G. H. Darwin 8 [July 1879]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 8 [July 1879] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 86 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12137 |
From G. H. Darwin 24 June 1879
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 June 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12116 |
To W. D. Fox 8 July [1861]
Summary
Family news.
Henslow’s death a sad loss. Leonard Jenyns will write a biography.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 8 July [1861] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 131) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3204 |
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- … Alvey Darwin . Francis Rhodes took the Darwin family name in 1850 under the provisions of …
- … the seat of the senior branch of the Darwin family. CD’s grandfather Erasmus Darwin was …
- … Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
- … Elston Hall. The head of the family was Francis Rhodes Darwin , husband of Charlotte Maria …
From Caroline Darwin (with postscript by Marianne Parker) 12[–31] March [1832]
Summary
Describes the gathering at Maer and the events culminating in Charlotte Wedgwood’s marriage to Charles Langton.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12–[31] Mar [1832] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 71 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-163 |
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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet …