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To Emma Darwin [7–8 February 1845]
Summary
Mainly news of the three children.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [7–8 Feb 1845] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-810 |
To Emma Darwin [3–4 February 1845]
Summary
News of the children and books he is reading.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [3–4 Feb 1845] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s (dealers) (28 March 1983) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-821 |
To Susan Darwin 3[–4] September 1845
Summary
"All about household and money matters." The family is now living on about £1000 per annum. Plans a new walk and additions to the house.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | 3[–4] Sept 1845 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-913 |
To J. D. Hooker 16 [April 1845?]
Summary
Apologises that the house is full this weekend, but next weekend would be good.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 16 [Apr 1845?] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 312) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-857G |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Wedgwood , and presumably their six children, were at Down on Saturday 19 April 1845 (Emma Darwin’ …
- … Emma Darwin recorded in her diary a visit from a large number of relatives on a Saturday 19th only in April 1845 (DAR 242). CD and Hooker’s correspondence began in 1843 and CD first addressed him as ‘Dear Hooker’ in February 1844 (see Correspondence vol. 2 and Correspondence vol. 3, letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 February [1844] ). Emma’s brother, Hensleigh Wedgwood , …
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 |
Document type
| letter | (5) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
