From John Lubbock to Francis Darwin 22 February 1882
Summary
Returns certificate he has signed with pleasure.
Emma Darwin will be interested to hear that Charles Bradlaugh was expelled from Parliament.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 22 Feb 1882 |
Classmark: | Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (6 April 2022, lot 237) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13697F |
To John Lubbock 15 February [1868]
Summary
Returns Anthropological Review.
Asks to borrow Desmarest on Crustacea [Considérations générales sur la classe des crustacés (1825)].
Has been reading JL’s address to the Entomological Society [Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 3d. ser. 5 (1865–7): cxiii–cxxxi].
Would like to hear JL’s conclusion for or against Pangenesis.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 15 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Hutchinson 1914, 1: 48 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5881 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 15 February [1868] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Feb [1868] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … wissenschaftliche Zoologie 17: 105–84. Lubbock, John. 1868. The president’s address. [Read …
- … See also Correspondence vol. 17, letter to John Lubbock, 3 August 1869 . CD refers to his …
- … Europe during the Stone Age. Edited by John Lubbock. 3d edition. London: Longmans, Green, …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 12 February [1868] . The date given …
- … Mensch ( Rolle 1866 ). See letter from John Lubbock, 12 February [1868] and n. 3. CD had …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … John Robertson , not Richard Owen ([Robertson] 1868a). There was a review of Nilsson 1868 , a work of Scandinavian ethnography with an introduction by Lubbock, …
From John Lubbock 28 February 1863
Summary
Will come to dine on Monday unless he hears to the contrary.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Feb 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4017 |
From John Lubbock 2 November [1868]
Summary
Would like to borrow CD’s carriage on polling day.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Nov [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 65 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6443 |
From John Lubbock 16 July [1870]
Summary
The Census Bill is down on the paper for tomorrow; will CD restate how he wants to put the question [on cousin marriages]?
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 July [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 76 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7277 |
From John Lubbock 26 July [1870]
Summary
Some good men spoke for CD’s amendment, but in vain.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 July [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7288 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 26 July [1870] …
- … DAR 170: 77 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury House of Commons 26 July [ …
- … of the largest idiot asylums? I am, dear M r Darwin, | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 17 July 1870 . Lubbock refers to Henry …
From John Lubbock 9 December [1867]
Summary
Introduction of humble-bees into Australia.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Dec [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5716 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 9 December [1867] …
- … fauna alone. I will not forget the clubs. Believe me | Yours most sincerely | John Lubbock …
- … DAR 170: 60 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 9 Dec [ …
- … a contribution of £2 from John and Ellen Frances Lubbock in December 1867. On CD’s …
- … Lubbock 1865 , p. 6). He also refers to Lucretius’s speculation that the sun produced invisible radiation, which was quoted by John …
To John Lubbock 27 [October 1862]
Summary
Hopes to be well enough on Friday to see JL.
Several of the family have had influenza.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 27 [Oct 1862] |
Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3783 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 27 [October 1862] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 [Oct 1862] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … date is established by the relationship to the letter from John Lubbock, 25 October 1862 . …
- … Letter from John Lubbock, 25 October 1862 . Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that …
From John Lubbock 9 May 1880
Summary
Writes regarding an [unspecified] election at a university. JL wonders whether William Darwin would speak to two Southampton men about it.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 May 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 157 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12600 |
To John Lubbock 17 January [1867]
Summary
Encloses note of introduction to Murray.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 17 Jan [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 64 (EH 88206508) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5367 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 17 January [1867] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Jan [1867] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 16 January 1867 . The enclosed …
- … has not been found (see letter from John Lubbock, 16 January 1867 ). The book, and the …
To John Lubbock 24 April [1855]
Summary
Praise for JL’s interesting paper ["On the freshwater entomostraca of South America", Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. n.s. 3 (1854–6): 232–46].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 24 Apr [1855] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 11 (EH 88206460) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1673 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 24 April [1855] …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1855. On the freshwater Entomostraca of …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 Apr [1855] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … brasiliensis , and Daphnia brasiliensis . John Lubbock’s first four papers on Entomostraca …
From John Lubbock 20 July [1869]
Summary
Has been asked by Henry Powell [new vicar of Down] for help to build a house at Down; asks for CD’s advice.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 July [1869] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 74 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6838 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 20 July [1869] …
- … DAR 170: 74 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 20 …
- … think about it? Believe me | yours most sincerely | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq | &c &c &c …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Lubbock, 3 August 1869 . Henry Powell became …
From John Lubbock 30 January 1868
Summary
Many thanks for the book [Variation].
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 61 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5818 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 30 January 1868 …
- … DAR 170: 61 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 30 Jan …
- … I shall read with great interest— Even the small print. Yours very truly | John Lubbock …
- … Lubbock’s name appears on CD’s presentation list for the book (see Correspondence vol. 16, Appendix IV). To reduce the length of the book, CD suggested to his publisher, John …
To John Lubbock 23 September [1856]
Summary
Sends review by Quatrefages [de Bréau] of Owen’s Parthenogenesis [1849].
J. D. Dana’s congratulations on JL’s marriage.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 23 Sept [1856] |
Classmark: | DAR 283: 12 (EH 88206461) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1960 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 23 September [1856] …
- … 40; 15: 159–62, 186–9, 238–41, 467-71. Lubbock, John. 1855. On the freshwater Entomostraca …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Sept [1856] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … on Entomostraca in Lubbock 1855 . See letter to John Lubbock, [14 January 1856] . …
- … parthenogenic—of Daphnia (see letter to John Lubbock, 27 October [1856] ). CD’s annotated …
To John Lubbock 10 August [1861]
Summary
With some hesitation CD’s solicitor advises acceptance of partnership offered to William.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 10 Aug [1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 46 (EH 88206490) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3229 |
From John Lubbock [21 October 1866]
Summary
Anxious to make acquaintance of Ernst Haeckel [who was staying with CD].
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [21 Oct 1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 51 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5252 |
From John Lubbock 12 February 1867
Summary
H. T. Stainton should be elected F.R.S.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Feb 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 55 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5400 |
From John Lubbock 26 November [1868]
Summary
JL’s failure to be elected to Parliament.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Nov [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 68 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6478 |
From John Lubbock 8 December [1869]
Summary
Is glad CD likes the new edition [of Prehistoric times].
Has been lecturing in Scotland.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Dec [1869] |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 75 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7024 |
From John Lubbock 15 December 1862
Summary
Thinks Bates’s paper on mimetic butterflies ["Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon valley", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (1862): 495–566], is very good; would appreciate an article on it from CD ["On mimetic butterflies", Nat. Hist. Rev. (1863): 219–24; Collected papers 2: 87–92].
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Dec 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 34 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3862 |
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- … From John Lubbock 15 December 1862 …
- … DAR 170: 34 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London 15 Dec 1862 Charles …
- … Believe me, dear M r Darwin, always | Yours affectionately | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … or ‘Pfahlbauten’ (see letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 and nn. 3 and 5). He had …
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