From J. D. Hooker [after 1 May 1847]
Summary
[Extract of letter to WJH from T. E. Cantor] on zoological distribution in the Malay Peninsula.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 1 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 277 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1084 |
Trenn, Thaddeus J. 1974. Charles Darwin, fossil cirripedes, and Robert Fitch: presenting sixteen hitherto unpublished Darwin letters of 1849 to 1851. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 118: 471–91.
To John Richardson 30 December [1851]
Summary
Will send JR’s box of cirripedes on Thursday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Richardson |
| Date: | 30 Dec [1851] |
| Classmark: | Louisiana State University Libraries, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (James E. Murdoch Papers, Mss. 667) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1466H |
Gregory, William. 1851. Letters to a candid inquirer on animal magnetism. London: Taylor, Walton, & Maberly.
To Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood 28 June [1864]
Summary
Family matters; CD’s feelings on death of FW’s son [James Mackintosh Wedgwood, 1834–64].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 28 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.300) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4547 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … letter to Emma Darwin, [21 April 1851] , and letter from Emma Darwin, [23 April 1851] ). …
- … Horace (see ibid. , letter from F. M. Wedgwood, 25 April [1851] ). Hensleigh Wedgwood . …
- … letter from E. A. Darwin, [15? April 1864] and n. 5). Anne Elizabeth Darwin , CD’s eldest daughter, had died on 23 April 1851 …
To A. A. Gould 2 June [1851]
Summary
Thanks for cirripede specimens. Describes progress [on Living Cirripedia].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Augustus Addison Gould |
| Date: | 2 June [1851] |
| Classmark: | University of New Hampshire, Special Collections and Archives (MC 51, box 1, folder 19 (Amy Cheney Beach’s autograph album, 1880–1901) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1430 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … to W. B. R. H. Dunker, 5 April [1851] , and letter to Japetus Steenstrup, 9 September [ …
- … to A. A. Gould, 3 September [1848] ). Gould’s letter of 9 April 1851 has not been found. …
- … to CD’s Fossil Cirripedia (1851) (see n. 4, below). This letter was previously published …
- … 1851) were available to CD in April, but he did not receive the rest of his copies until September ( Correspondence vol. 5, letter …
Atkinson, Henry George and Martineau, Harriet. 1851. Letters on the laws of man’s nature and development. London.
To Albany Hancock 22 June [1851]
Summary
Thanks AH for assistance and Joshua Alder for his kindness. Ibla specimens offered would not aid him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Albany Hancock |
| Date: | 22 June [1851] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1437 |
Liebig, Justus von. 1851. Familiar letters on chemistry, in its relations to physiology, dietetics, agriculture, commerce, and political economy. 3d ed. London.
To Emma Darwin [19 April 1851]
Summary
Detailed account of progress of Anne’s illness.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1402 |
From Emma Darwin [24 April 1851]
Summary
Her reactions to Anne’s death; hopes CD may soon return.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [24 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1414 |
To J. W. Flower [11 March 1851?]
Summary
Thanks for specimens. Will return books on Monday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Wickham Flower |
| Date: | [11 Mar 1851?] |
| Classmark: | Skinner, Inc. (dealers) (15 November 2009) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1395F |
Pieters, F. F. J. M. and Winthagen, D. 1990. ‘Discovery of scientific correspondence of P. P. C. Hoek (1851–1914), including three unpublished letters by Charles Darwin.’ Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 60 (3/4) (1990): 239–47.
To Robert Ball 26 May [1851]
Summary
Obliged for letter about cirripedes attached to turtles’ backs. Genus is Chelonobia, Leach. Cirripedes do not penetrate skin, but surrounding tissue grows up around them.
Asks RB to send S. American Balanus. Already has specimens from Irish coast.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Ball |
| Date: | 26 May [1851] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (Fellows’ Papers 54.ii) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1429 |
From the principal inhabitants of Down to the secretary of the Post Office [1845–51?]
Summary
Complain about the postal service to Down and urgently request improvement.
| Author: | Principal inhabitants of Down |
| Addressee: | Secretary of the Post Office |
| Date: | [1845–51?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3359 |
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- … the six home counties for 1845 and 1851, letters were arriving at Down at 8:00 A.M. during …
- … London and all letters’ were delivered to Bromley at the same time in 1851 ( Post Office …
- … counties 1845, 1851. ) A foot-messenger was appointed in March 1845 to take letters to and …
- … 1851, including, at both dates, CD himself and John William Lubbock . William Leader Maberley was secretary to the Post Office from 1836 to 1854 ( DNB ). The beginning of the date range is suggested by known changes to the postal arrangements for Down and Farnborough in 1845 (see nn. 5 and 6, below). The end of the date range is suggested by the fact that, at the time of writing, letters …
From Emily Catherine Darwin [27 April 1851]
Summary
Thoughts on the death of Anne.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.13: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1423 |
To Robert Fitch [December? 1850]
Summary
Describes progress of J. de C. Sowerby in engraving fossil cirripede specimens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Fitch |
| Date: | [Dec? 1850] |
| Classmark: | Norwich Castle |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1376 |
To John Higgins 9 May [1850]
Summary
Agrees to reduce rent on farm because of bad times.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Higgins |
| Date: | 9 May [1850] |
| Classmark: | Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/32) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1326 |
To Robert Fitch [28 January 1850]
Summary
Thanks him for cirripede specimens. Discusses RF’s collection.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Fitch |
| Date: | [28 Jan 1850] |
| Classmark: | Norwich Castle |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1298 |
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- … sixteen hitherto unpublished Darwin letters of 1849 to 1851. Proceedings of the American …
- … sulcatus ( Fossil Cirripedia (1851): 26, 34). See also letter to J. J. S. Steenstrup, 3 …
- … letter to J. J. S. Steenstrup, 1 September 1850 . Angelin had found a single scutum, which he gave to J. J. S. Steenstrup ( Fossil Cirripedia (1851): …
To William Harris 6 August [1850]
Summary
Reports on the fossil cirripedes sent him; several are new, some are "elegant".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Harris |
| Date: | 6 Aug [1850] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1344 |
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Summary
Dubbed “Darwin’s bulldog” for his combative role in controversies over evolution, Huxley was a leading Victorian zoologist, science popularizer, and education reformer. He was born in Ealing, a small village west of London, in 1825. With only two years of…
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- … Dubbed “Darwin’s bulldog” for his combative role in controversies over evolution, Huxley was a …
