From E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin 1 September [1875?]
Summary
Reports on health [of unidentified woman].
EAD will not think of coming to Down until their return.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Sept [1875?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B126 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10146 |
From Emma Darwin to John Tyndall 7 October [1875]
Summary
An invitation to Down for Sunday 16 October.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 7 Oct [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 34 (EH 88205972) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10185F |
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Whitney 9 May [1875]
Summary
CD asks her to tell him how sorry he is not to be there to see Whitney today. He hopes that Whitney will give him another chance when next in England.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Dwight Whitney |
| Date: | 9 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | Yale University Library: Manuscripts and Archives (William Dwight Whitney Family Papers (MS 555): Box 22, folder 600 1875 May 6-10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9974F |
From Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe 14 January [1875]
Summary
Explains more fully why CD cannot sign Miss Cobbe’ anti-vivisection petition.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Power Cobbe |
| Date: | 14 Jan [1875] |
| Classmark: | Hull University Archives, Hull History Centre (British Union for Anti-Vivisection archives: U DBV/25/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9814G |
From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 24 December [1875]
Summary
News of the parish and neighbours.
CD pleased JBI is interested in his book [Cross and self-fertilisation].
He is pretty well and hard at work with Francis.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 24 Dec [1875] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10732 |
To Thomas Carlyle 4 December 1875
Summary
A letter of congratulation to Thomas Carlyle on his 80th birthday signed by CD and 118 others; to accompany the gift of a commemorative medal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Date: | 4 Dec 1875 |
| Classmark: | National Trust (Carlyle’s House) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10288G |
From D. F. Nevill 14 [February 1875]
Summary
Understands from Lady Hawkshaw that CD generally visits London [in February]. Requests meeting with CD.
| Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 [Feb 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9854 |
To G. H. Darwin 2 [April 1875]
Summary
CD recounts events of the April-fool’s day séance at Hensleigh [Wedgwood]’s. Asks GHD to find out whether Sidgwick’s account of it agrees with what he has heard. "What rubbish the whole does seem to be!"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 2 [Apr 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9911 |
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 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Carlyle, Thomas | (1) |
| Cobbe, F. P. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (5) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Carlyle, Thomas | (1) |
| Cobbe, F. P. | (1) |
