To W. D. Fox 2 July [1858]
Summary
Baby [Charles Waring Darwin] died of scarlet fever on 28 June. "Fear has almost driven away grief."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 2 July [1858] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 116) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2300 |
To W. D. Fox 6 July [1858]
Summary
The crisis is abating – no further scarlet fever in the family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 6 July [1858] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-73) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2304 |
To W. D. Fox 26 [August 1829]
Summary
If convenient, CD will visit WDF at Osmaston early in September. Went to Barmouth with his sisters.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 26 [Aug 1829] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-70 |
To W. D. Fox [17 May 1862]
Summary
Thanks WDF for interesting letter about turkeys. Would be grateful for information on fertility of the hybrids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [17 May 1862] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 133) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3555 |
To W. D. Fox 7 March [1852]
Summary
Congratulates and "condoles" with WDF on a tenth child.
On education, he has not had courage to break away from "the old stereotyped stupid classical education"; has sent William to Rugby.
The first Ray Society volume [Living Cirripedia] is finished.
Has joined in a society to prosecute violators of the act against use of children in climbing chimneys.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 7 Mar [1852] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 80) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1476 |
To W. D. Fox 26 May [1876]
Summary
Caroline [Wedgwood] has been ill for the last 20 months.
James Paget to be consulted about William Darwin’s brain concussion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 26 May [1876] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10515 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … and Emma Darwin visited Hopedene, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, home of Hensleigh Wedgwood , …
- … Wedgwood, 20 April 1876 ). Leith Hill Place in Surrey was the home of Caroline and Josiah Wedgwood III . William Erasmus Darwin’s riding accident happened on 10 May ( Emma Darwin’ …
- … Wedgwood , CD’s sister, had fallen ill during a visit to Felixstowe, probably in August 1875 (see Correspondence vol. 23, letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, …
To W. D. Fox 16 July [1872]
Summary
Is correcting proofs for Expression.
Family news.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 16 July [1872] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8413 |
To W. D. Fox 3 October [1856]
Summary
Finds his grief over his daughter Anne’s death still strong.
Is following Lyell’s advice about publishing his species doctrine. It is not to be a sketch, however, but as perfect as his 19 years of work will allow. His work on pigeons has been invaluable on many points. "No subject gives me so much trouble as means of dispersal of terrestrial production in the oceanic islands."
Finds "most remarkable differences" in skeletons of rabbits.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 3 Oct [1856] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 100) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1967 |
To W. D. Fox 18 February [1870]
Summary
Invites WDF to visit.
Describes activities of his children.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 18 Feb [1870] |
| Classmark: | Isle of Wight Record Office (Ac 2008/79) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7113 |
To W. D. Fox 4 [September 1863]
Summary
His bad health has caused him to return to Malvern.
Emma cannot find the gravestone of their child, Anne. Asks WDF whether he can remember its location.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 4 [Sept 1863] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 140) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4292 |
To W. D. Fox 2 December 1877
Summary
Working hard on physiology of plants.
His son George sees no reason to change his view on marriage of cousins.
George’s astronomical work is too deep for CD.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 2 Dec 1877 |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 155) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11266 |
To W. D. Fox 23 May [1863]
Summary
Health has been poor but eczema is improved.
A "squib" about Owen and Huxley on the brain has appeared in Public Opinion [3 (1863): 497–8].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 23 May [1863] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 139) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4181 |
To W. D. Fox 24 August [1866]
Summary
Family news. Describes [final] illness of Susan Darwin [d. 3 Oct 1866]. CD’s health better.
Making rapid progress on Variation.
Has heard of hybrids between moths mentioned by WDF.
Work on [4th] edition of Origin has delayed Variation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 24 Aug [1866] |
| 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-5197 |
To W. D. Fox [13 February 1845]
Summary
News of his family and his own health. He is able to work three hours a day on the geology of South America.
Harriet Martineau is greatly excited by mesmerism.
Tells of Sydney Smith’s dream.
Asks for some [S. American] potatoes to test "sporting".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [13 Feb 1845] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 69a) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-827 |
To W. D. Fox [25 January 1841]
Summary
Birds has gone to the printer.
Continues "to collect all kinds of facts about ""varieties and species"" " for his "some-day work".
Would be grateful for descriptions of offspring of crossbred domestic animals.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [25 Jan 1841] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 59) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-586 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Wedgwood had conscientious objections to oaths he considered unnecessary and had resigned a position as police magistrate rather than administer them (see Correspondence vol. 1, letters from Catherine Darwin , 27 November 1833 ; from Caroline Darwin , 30 December [1833] – 3 January 1834; letter to W. D. Fox, [ 11 December 1837] , and Emma Darwin ( …
From W. D. Fox 20 August [1866]
Summary
Is looking for CD’s book [Variation]; does not know whether it is yet published.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Aug [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 184 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5195 |
From W. D. Fox 15 February [1870]
Summary
Hopes CD is coping with the very hard winter.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Feb [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 190 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7107 |
From W. D. Fox 16 July [1875]
Summary
Thanks CD for Insectivorous plants.
Is coming to London and hopes to visit Down.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 200 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10073 |
From W. D. Fox 29 November [1877]
Summary
Congratulates W. E. Darwin, who is about to be married,
and CD for the LL.D. conferred upon him by Cambridge.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 201 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11261 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Wedgwood and Susan Elizabeth Darwin were CD’s sisters. Susan had died in 1866; Caroline had been in poor health (see Correspondence vol. 24, letter to W. D. Fox, 26 May [1876] ). George Howard Darwin had published on cousin marriage ( G. H. Darwin 1875 ; see also G. H. Darwin 1873b ). Ellen Sophia Fox . CD had received an honorary LLD from Cambridge University on 17 November 1877 ( Emma Darwin’ …
From W. D. Fox 6 February [1863]
Summary
Hopes they might meet as WDF has to come to town.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Feb [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 176 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3970 |
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