From John Lubbock 4 August 1866
Summary
Returns Primula paper [Collected papers 2: 45–63].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1866 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5179 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 4 August 1866 …
- … DAR 170: 53 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury unstated 4 Aug 1866 Charles …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 2 August [1866] . …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 2 August [1866] and n. 3. …
- … to ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’ . See letter to John Lubbock, 2 August [1866] . …
- … thought you said I might keep it. Believe me always | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
From John Lubbock 6 November [1868]
Summary
Arrangements for polling.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Nov [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 66 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6449 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … shall still be very glad of the carriage afterwards. Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … From John Lubbock 6 November [1868] …
- … DAR 170: 66 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 6 Nov [ …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 2 November [1868] . CD’s reply to …
- … has not been found (see letter from John Lubbock, 2 November [1868] ). Bromley, a market …
To John Lubbock [6 February 1859]
Summary
JL’s brother’s accident.
Thinks JL should tackle systematics of anomalous insects from studies of internal organs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [6 Feb 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 26 (EH 88206475) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2408 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [6 February 1859] …
- … Bibliography Lubbock, John. 1859. On the ova and pseudova of Insects. Philosophical …
- … Robert Darwin Moor Park [6 Feb 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … has not been found. Beaumont William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s younger brother, had injured …
- … prior to publication (see letter to John Lubbock, [November 1858] ). Lubbock had touched …
- … in an earlier paper ( Lubbock 1857a ). See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . …
To John Lubbock 8 March [1859]
Summary
Wants examples of insects (especially Diptera) in which embryo resembles adult, to show that the metamorphic stages may be lost.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 29 (EH 88206478) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2426 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 8 March [1859] …
- … William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s father was director of the Mid-Kent Railway and CD was a …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Mar [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Dated by Lubbock’s reply ( letter from John Lubbock, 15 March 1859 ). …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 , which is now incomplete. A reference to …
- … selection ,pp. 573–4). See also letter to John Lubbock, 16 [March 1859] . CD did not use …
- … but cited Aphis instead ( Origin , p. 442). See letter from John Lubbock, 15 March 1859 , …
- … and letters to John Lubbock , 16 [March 1859] and 21 [March 1859] . …
- … Lubbock . The Mid-Kent Railway Company had financed a short railway extension from Beckenham to Lewisham, along what was known as the Farnborough extension. The line had opened for business in 1857, but Farnborough never became a station on it. In 1859, there was a movement to finance a further extension from the Crystal Palace station, near Penge, to Norwood, which may have included Farnborough. The line was not constructed due to financial disagreement with the Brighton Railway Company in 1860. See Bradshaw’s shareholders’ guide, railway manual, and directory 1859 and 1860. John …
From John Lubbock 27 January 1862
Summary
Grateful for CD’s approval of "Lake-habitations".
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Jan 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170.1: 26 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3414 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 27 January 1862 …
- … DAR 170.1: 26 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Mansion House St, 11 …
- … house, ‘Lamas’, in Chislehurst, Kent ( John Lubbock’s diary (British Library, Add. Ms. …
- … my little visits to Down. Hoping you will all keep well I remain | Your aff | John Lubbock …
- … the home of John William Lubbock , High Elms, near Down, to their …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 23 January [1862] . The reference is to Louisa and William …
- … and Hampshire Bank, Southampton. John Lubbock had suggested William for the position and …
- … see Correspondence vol. 9). In his letter to John Lubbock, 23 January [1862] , CD praised …
- … Switzerland ( Lubbock 1862b ). In August 1861, John and Ellen Frances Lubbock moved from …
From John Lubbock 23 August 1862
Summary
JL’s Swiss tour with Tyndall and Huxley.
Lake-habitations.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Aug 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 31 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3698 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 23 August 1862 …
- … DAR 170: 31 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 23 Aug …
- … for a talk with you. Yours affec | John Lubbock P.S. I send a subscription to Martin …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] . …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] . Lubbock refers to George Atherley , William …
- … August ( Hutchinson 1914 , 1: 55–6; John Lubbock’s diary (British Library, Add. Ms. …
- … 62679: 64 r. )). According to John Lubbock’s diary (British Library, Add. Ms. …
- … not been further identified. See letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] . CD, Emma, and …
- … William in Southampton (see letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] ). According to CD’ …
- … William Charles Linnaeus Martin ; see letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] and n. 8. …
- … detail in Lubbock 1863e . Lubbock refers to the entomologist John Obadiah Westwood ; the …
- … 62679: 64 r. ), Lubbock spent ten days with Thomas Henry Huxley and John Tyndall , who …
To John Lubbock 11 February 1882
Summary
Sends four parts of Van Tieghem, and recommends Wiesner 1881.
Forgot to suggest that JL repeat experiments with bees and artifical flowers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 11 Feb 1882 |
| Classmark: | Private collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13677F |
From John Lubbock 18 December 1862
Summary
Thanks CD for agreeing to review Bates’s paper for Natural History Review.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Dec 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3867 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 18 December 1862 …
- … DAR 170: 35 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 18 Dec …
- … My lecture is to be on the “Pfahlbauten”. Y rs . affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq r …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 15 December 1862 , …
- … and letter to John Lubbock, 16 [December 1862] . Lubbock refers to his lecture at the …
From John Lubbock 12 June [1865]
Summary
Delighted at CD’s praise of his book [Prehistoric times (1865)].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 June [1865] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4860 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 12 June [1865] …
- … DAR 170: 45 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury Chislehurst 12 June [1865] …
- … Continues to do you good. Ever dear M r Darwin | Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 11 June [1865] . …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 11 June [1865] . Lubbock refers to chapter 14 ( …
- … 473–92) of Lubbock 1865 (see letter to John Lubbock, 11 June [1865] and n. 4). The review …
From John Lubbock [after 5 August 1869]
Summary
Visiting arrangements.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 5 Aug 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6519 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock [after 5 August 1869] …
- … DAR 170: 70 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury High Elms [after 5 Aug 1869] …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 5 August [1869] . No letter from CD …
- … Walckenaer and Gervais 1837–47; see letter from John Lubbock, 5 August [1869] and n. 4. …
- … come to luncheon the Sunday following. Believe me | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
From John Lubbock 10 January 1864
Summary
JL’s article on Huxley’s "Lectures [to working men]".
Planning a volume of essays [Prehistoric times (1865)].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Jan 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4384 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 10 January 1864 …
- … DAR 170: 44 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury Lamas, Chislehurst 10 Jan 1864 …
- … London: Macmillan. [Lubbock, John. ] 1864b. Huxley’s lectures on the origin of species. …
- … Press. Hutchinson, Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, [1 January 1864] . Lubbock refers to CD’s assessment of his …
- … working men ( T. H. Huxley 1863a ; see letter to John Lubbock, [1 January 1864] and n. …
- … 3). See letter to John Lubbock, [1 January 1864] and n. 4. Lubbock ended his review ( [ …
- … 9, letter to W. E. Darwin, [25 May 1861] , and letter to John Lubbock, [25 May 1861] ). …
- … soon as you are quite well enough, & believe me always | Your most affec t | John Lubbock …
To John Lubbock 3 April 1874
Summary
Thanks for JL’s willingness to sell land.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 3 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 9 (EH 88205934) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9386 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 3 April 1874 …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Apr 1874 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 2 April 1874 . CD’s letter to William Mackmurdo Hacon has …
- … William Denby was Lubbock’s solicitor (see letter from John Lubbock, 27 February 1874 ). …
From John Lubbock 29 March 1867
Summary
Thanks CD for information.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 57 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5472 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 29 March 1867 …
- … DAR 170: 57 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 29 Mar …
- … look at M c Lennan’s book? Believe me | Yours very sincerely | John Lubbock C. Darwin Esq …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 26 March [1867] . CD had suggested that he and Lubbock meet on …
- … s letter has been found, but see the letter to John Lubbock, 26 March [1867] and n. 1. …
To John Lubbock [8 June 1861]
Summary
Asks to meet JL for a final talk about the banking partnership for William Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [8 June 1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 2 (EH 88205927) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3179 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [8 June 1861] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down [8 June 1861] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … charity, & a real charity it will be. — Sir John Lubbock put the whole case with admirable …
- … Darwin, 6 [June 1861] and the letter to John Lubbock, 6 June [1861] ). The eighth of June …
- … fell on a Saturday in 1861. See letter to John Lubbock, 6 June [1861] and n. …
- … 2. Lubbock’s father, John William Lubbock , was a partner in Robarts, Lubbock & Co . ( …
To John Lubbock 9 February [1859]
Summary
CD sees JL’s cases of same organs varying greatly in allied forms as a serious difficulty in regard to his own ideas.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 9 Feb [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 27 (EH 88206476) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2411 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 9 February [1859] …
- … Robert Darwin Moor Park 9 Feb [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … science and religion. See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 and n. 3. This …
- … found. CD was to forward it to Wollaston (see letter to John Lubbock, [6 February 1859] ). …
- … Moor Park in February (de Beer ed. 1959). See letter to John Lubbock, [6 February 1859] , …
- … and letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . The reference to …
- … missing portion of the letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . An extract from Thomas …
From John Lubbock 13 February 1862
Summary
Hopes CD will come to lunch on Saturday. The Busks and J. D. Hooker are with JL.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Feb 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170.1: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3444 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 13 February 1862 …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 7 [February] 1862 . George and Ellen Busk and Joseph Dalton …
- … DAR 170.1: 28 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Mansion House St, 11 …
- … be with us. Hoping you have all kept well, I remain always | Your affec | John Lubbock …
From John Lubbock 22 and 26 March 1865
Summary
JL’s MS at printer’s [Prehistoric times (1865)].
Apologises for failure to post letter.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 and 26 Mar 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4791 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 22 and 26 March 1865 …
- … DAR 170: 50 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury Chislehurst 22 Mar 1865 26 Mar …
- … High Elms, the home of John William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s father, was about a mile and …
- … to hear from Parslow that you were unwell again Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … me, dear M r Darwin, | Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq | FRS etc— High Elms 26 …
- … 1864 (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from John Lubbock, 2 September 1864 and n. 1). …
- … 284). See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter to John Lubbock, [1 January 1864] and n. …
- … 5, and letter from John Lubbock, 10 January 1864 and n. 4. There is an annotated copy of …
- … a half from Down House. John William Lubbock died on 20 June 1865, having suffered from ‘ …
From John Lubbock 13 February [1869]
Summary
Down School funds.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Feb [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6613 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 13 February [1869] …
- … strongly against doing so that I have declined. Ever | Yours very sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … DAR 170: 72 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury unstated 13 Feb [1869] Charles …
- … Hooker and Eliza Meteyard . See letter to John Lubbock, [before 13 February 1869] and n. …
- … 2. See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1869 and n. 1. Henry James Lubbock . Lubbock …
- … see Correspondence vol. 16, letter from John Lubbock, 26 November [1868] ). William Henry …
To John Lubbock 14 December [1859]
Summary
Is preparing a reprint of Origin. Asks JL’s opinion on the book’s merits; values his judgment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 14 Dec [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 15 (EH 88206464) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2584 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 14 December [1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Dec [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … MS). CD refers to Beaumont William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s younger brother. CD had since …
- … Darwin Archive–Down House. See letters to John Lubbock , [19 November 1859] , [22 November …
- … William Waker Phillips of Down Hall. See letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . The …
- … enclosure has not been found. John Lubbock’s …
- … father, John William Lubbock , supported a school for girls and infants in Down, the …
- … southern end of his property from John William Lubbock . On this tract he planted trees …
- … See Correspondence vol. 3, letter to John William Lubbock, [16 January 1846] . CD was …
From John Lubbock 20 February 1868
Summary
Found [Variation] full of interest. Has not yet made up his mind about Pangenesis; wants to hear what can be said against it.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Feb 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5901 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 20 February 1868 …
- … DAR 170: 63 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 20 Feb …
- … M r . Darwin | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock P.S. I send you the Zeits. Desmarest I …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 15 February [1868] and n. …
- … 8. See letter to John Lubbock, 15 February [1868] and n. 10. CD had discussed the …
- … wissenschaftliche Zoologie (see letter to John Lubbock, 15 February [1868] and nn. 5 and …
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