From John Lubbock 7 [February] 1862
Summary
Sir George Clerk to be new President of the Zoological Society.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 [Feb] 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170.1: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3378 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 7 [February] 1862 …
- … be able to come I remain | Very sincerely yours | John Lubbock C. Darwin. Esq | F.R.S. …
- … DAR 170.1: 25 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Mansion House St, 11 …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … 14 February did. See also letter from John Lubbock, 13 February 1862 . In February 1862, …
To John Lubbock 25 January [1857]
Summary
Dining with the Lubbocks.
JL’s paper on respiration of insects ["On the distribution of the tracheae in insects", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (1860–2): 23–50].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 25 Jan [1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 20 (EH 88206469) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3413 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 25 January [1857] …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Jan [1857] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … January fell on a Monday. Harriet Lubbock was John Lubbock’s mother. Emma Darwin’s diary …
From John Lubbock 6 January 1862
Summary
Sends paper [on ancient Swiss lake-habitations, Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 26–51] for CD’s opinion.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170.1: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3376 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 6 January 1862 …
- … DAR 170.1: 23 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Mansion House St, 11 …
- … me very kindly to M rs . Darwin & believe me | Yours affect | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … paper Lubbock sent him (see letter to John Lubbock, 23 January [1862] ). It was probably a …
- … Lubbock 1862c ; see also letter from John Lubbock, 15 May 1862 ), he described the human …
- … spread genera of mammalia John and Ellen Frances Lubbock lived about five miles from Down, …
To John Lubbock [22 November 1857]
Summary
Huxley and William Sharpey praise JL’s paper [? on Daphnia, Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 147 (1857): 79–100] at Philosophical Club.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [22 Nov 1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 22 (EH 88206471) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2149 |
To John Lubbock 12 November [1881]
Summary
JL’s sentence about glaciation will do excellently. Is glad JL thought about dimorphism of butterflies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1881] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s (dealers) (11 July 2017) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11743F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 12 November [1881] …
- … Bibliography Lubbock, John. 1881a. President’s address. Report of the 51st Meeting of the …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Nov [1881] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … had sent in August (see letter to John Lubbock, 2 August 1881 ). On the formation of …
To John Lubbock 2 September [1862]
Summary
Hive-bees and clover.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 2 Sept [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3708 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 2 September [1862] …
- … Robert Darwin Bournemouth 2 Sept [1862] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … August [1862] and n. 3, and letter to John Lubbock, 21 August [1862] ). CD had observed …
- … established by the relationship to the letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 (see nn. …
- … 2 and 3, below). Letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 . CD refers …
- … tour of Switzerland (see letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 ). Emma and Leonard …
From John Lubbock 6 January [1863]
Summary
Is pleased by CD’s praise of his article.
Hugh Falconer’s is certainly interesting.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3903 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 6 January [1863] …
- … are thinking of doing about Owen? Do get better & believe me | Yours affec | John Lubbock …
- … DAR 170: 24 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 6 Jan [ …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 4 January [1863] ; Lubbock wrote ‘/62’ …
- … Natural History Review. See letter to John Lubbock, 4 January [1863] . For CD’s comments …
To John Lubbock 21 August [1862]
Summary
Leonard Darwin’s illness.
William Darwin and the bank.
Beginning to make out a marvellous case of trimorphism.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 21 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 4 (EH 88205929) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3693 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 21 August [1862] …
- … Robert Darwin Southampton 21 Aug [1862] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … year is established by the relationship to the letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 . …
- … 1862b ). See Hutchinson 1914 , 1: 55–6, John Lubbock’s diary ( British Museum , Add. Ms. …
- … Charles Linnaeus Martin (see letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 and n. 10). As …
- … 62679: 64 r. ), and the letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 . See letter to A. R. …
- … 1862] and nn. 2 and 3. In 1861, John Lubbock had helped to arrange William Erasmus …
- … Lubbock visited Switzerland in July and early August 1862, spending ten days mountaineering with Thomas Henry Huxley and John …
From John Lubbock 27 February [1870]
Summary
Suicide is rare among savages [see Descent 1: 94].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Feb [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 80: 166–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7118 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 27 February [1870] …
- … DAR 80: 166–7 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury High Elms 27 Feb [1870] …
- … Believe me | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq 1.1 I must … done so. 1.2] …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 26 February [1870] . …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 26 February [1870] . CD’s …
- … note has not been found. Lubbock refers to John Tanner and Tanner 1830 . In Descent 1: 94, …
From John Lubbock 7 July [1875]
Summary
Arrangements to invite the Duke [unidentified].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 July [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 78 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10047 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 7 July [1875] …
- … DAR 170: 78 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 7 …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] . Ellen Frances Lubbock . …
- … Francis, duke of Teck (see letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] and n. 3). CD had just …
From John Lubbock to G. G. Bradley 22 April 1882
Summary
Encloses petition (not present) from members of the House of Commons requesting CD be buried in Westminster Abbey.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | George Granville Bradley |
| Date: | 22 Apr 1882 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 49645: 126) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13769H |
To John Lubbock [19 November 1859]
Summary
Has told John Murray to send copy of the Origin. There are "many valid and weighty arguments against my notions".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [19 Nov 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 16 (EH 88206465) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2527 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [19 November 1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Ilkley [19 Nov 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … headquarters at 11 Mansionhouse Street, London. John Lubbock was a partner in the firm. …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 17 December [1859] . …
- … the Down Friendly Club (see letters to John Lubbock , 14 December [1859] and 17 December [ …
To John Lubbock 19 [July 1855]
Summary
Congratulations to JL on finding musk-ox fossil.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 19 [July 1855] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 1 (EH 88206446) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1720 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 19 [July 1855] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 [July 1855] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … cold period ( R. Owen 1856 , p. 130). See letter to John Lubbock, 14 [July 1855] . …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … by a letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 16 June 1855 , printed in H. G. …
From John Lubbock 2 September 1864
Summary
Wishes to borrow volumes 1 and 3 of Narrative [vol. 1 by Capt. P. P. King, vol. 3 by CD].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Sept 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 47 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4606 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 2 September 1864 …
- … DAR 170: 47 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 2 Sept …
- … on improving. Believe me, dear M r . Darwin, | Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … the High Elms estate, home of Lubbock’s father, John William Lubbock . Lubbock lived in …
From John Lubbock 17 April 1862
Summary
JL is going on a geological excursion with Joseph Prestwich and John Evans.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170.1: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3510 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 17 April 1862 …
- … DAR 170.1: 29 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury Lamas, Chislehurst 17 Apr …
- … Horace is better & that you yourself are well, I remain | Yours affec ly | John Lubbock …
- … H. W. Bates, 16 April [1862] ). Between 17 and 28 April 1862, John Lubbock travelled with …
- … John Evans to Amiens and Abbeville in France to examine the Somme Valley sites at which flint implements considered to be of great antiquity had been discovered ( Lubbock …
From John Lubbock 2 July [1869]
Summary
Asks for reference to Louis Agassiz’s views on embryos indicating ancestral structures.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6813 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 2 July [1869] …
- … DAR 170: 73 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury High Elms 2 July [1869] …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 3 August 1869 . Lubbock refers to …
- … in Wales. Yours very sincerely | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq 1.1 In … nature] double scored …
From John Lubbock 6 March 1863
Summary
Thanks CD for his review [of H. W. Bates’s paper on mimetic butterflies, Collected papers 2: 87–92].
Is glad Hooker approved of his [JL’s] lecture.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4029 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 6 March 1863 …
- … DAR 170: 38 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 6 Mar …
- … mess of the lecture. I do hope you will soon be right again. Yours affec ly | John Lubbock …
- … of the Natural History Review (see letter to John Lubbock, 4 January [1863] ). The review …
- … House on 2 March 1863 (see letter from John Lubbock, 28 February 1863 ), but according to …
To John Lubbock 14 July [1861]
Summary
Thanks JL and his father for advice regarding Southampton bank. Has written to Atherley for fair terms.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 14 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 44 (EH 88206488) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3209 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 14 July [1861] …
- … Robert Darwin Torquay 14 July [1861] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … the terms to be included in the contract. See letter to John Lubbock, 10 July [1861] . …
- … Lubbock Pray give my sincere thanks to Sir John Lubbock for his note, & yourself accept my …
- … Appendix II). The letter from John William Lubbock has not been found. Negotiations …
To John Lubbock 22 October 1879
Summary
Condolences on the death of JL’s wife.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 22 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 68 (EH 88206512) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12267 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 22 October 1879 …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 Oct 1879 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … 1879, p. 1; Hutchinson 1914 , 1: 165). John Lubbock married Ellen in 1856. The Crystal …
From John Lubbock 27 February 1874
Summary
The land CD wants to buy probably belongs to his marriage-settlement and would thus be difficult to sell.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Feb 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 8 (EH 88205933) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9318 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 27 February 1874 …
- … DAR 261.7: 8 (EH 88205933) John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury High Elms 27 …
- … sandwalk, that he rented from Lubbock (see letter to John Lubbock, 23 February 1874 ). …
- … John Birkbeck Lubbock (who turned 16 in 1874) was Lubbock’s eldest son. Thomas William …
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| Lubbock, John | (106) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (54) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (21) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (17) |
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