From J. B. Innes 20 September 1881
Summary
Did not intend his last letter as criticism. Is sure CD would not "wriggle out" of a difficulty if he had observed it.
Sends CD a wasps’ nest.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13343 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From J. B. Innes 20 September 1881 …
- … recently died (see letter to J. B. Innes, 15 September 1881 ). The Parslows’ son Arthur …
- … See letter to J. B. Innes, 15 September 1881 and n. 2. Innes was general licentiate of the …
- … 1842), p. 137). See letter from J. B. Innes, 14 September 1881 and n. 2. CD had promised …
- … in October (see letter to J. B. Innes, 15 September 1881 and n. 5). George Gordon was a …
To J. B. Innes 22 September [1881]
Summary
Wasps’ nest has arrived.
Gives his view of how queen wasp builds a hexagonal cell by straightening walls between several cells, which she builds at the same time.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 22 Sept [1881] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13349 |
To J. B. Innes 15 September 1881
Summary
CD interested in JBI’s observations of behaviour of bees. Finds his criticism about hexagonal cells made by queen wasps a good one. Cannot remember how he got out of the difficulty.
His book on worms to be published soon.
E. A. Darwin has died after short illness.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13339 |
From J. B. Innes 14 September 1881
Summary
JBI’s observations on bees and wasps. The hexagonal cells made by solitary queen wasps do not fit explanation in Origin.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Sept 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13337 |
From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874
Summary
Announces arrival of the Merope [Leonard Darwin’s ship] at Canterbury, New Zealand.
| Author: | William Henry Mahoney Christie |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9677 |
To K. M. Lyell 26 December [1875]
Summary
Sends Charles Lyell’s letters. Those from 1862–9 are so heavy that they have to be put in two parcels.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Katharine Murray Horner; Katharine Murray Lyell |
| Date: | 26 Dec [1875] |
| Classmark: | Kinnordy MS (private collection) (Sold at Bonhams, New York (dealers), 4 December 2019, lot 18) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13826 |
Matches: 1 hit
From O. A. Ainslie 23 November 1880
Summary
Has learned of death of Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood, former proprietor of Tromer Lodge, and writes about his deceased father’s earlier attempts to purchase this property. Requests information on any future transfer of it.
| Author: | Oliver Alexander Ainslie |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Nov 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 11a (fragile) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12842 |
From Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin [after 26 June – 28 September 1874]
Summary
Describes voyage to New Zealand.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [after 26 June – 28 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 239.1: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9517F |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 1881, p. 483), but other observing stations were set up in New Zealand; Crawford established a complete observatory in Naseby, Otago, and Palmer also managed several others set up by private residents over a distance of 750 miles ( ibid . , p. 484). Poor weather, however, resulted in almost total failure of observations in New Zealand. Francis and Amy Darwin were living in Down Lodge following their marriage on 23 July 1874 (see letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, …
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| Innes, J. B. | (2) |
| Ainslie, O. A. | (1) |
| Christie, W. H. M. | (1) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Innes, J. B. | (2) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Horner, K. M. | (1) |
| Lyell, K. M. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Innes, J. B. | (4) |
| Ainslie, O. A. | (1) |
| Christie, W. H. M. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
