To ? 7 April [1871]
Summary
Asks correspondent to thank Thomas Laycock for his references. CD has been away from home and has not yet consulted his copy of Laycock’s Mind and brain [1860].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 7 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | R. M. Smythe (dealer) (November 1998) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6102A |
To Nature [before 27 April 1871]
Summary
Replies to Francis Galton’s paper on tranfusing blood between rabbits to test Pangenesis [Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 19 (1871): 393–40]. FG’s conclusion that his experiments prove Pangenesis to be false is "a little hasty", since CD had never maintained that gemmules in the blood formed any part of his hypothesis.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Nature |
Date: | [before 27 Apr 1871] |
Classmark: | Nature, 27 April 1871, pp. 502–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7720 |
To W. B. Dawkins 12 April [1871]
Summary
Sends contribution of £5 to Settle Cave Exploration Fund.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Boyd Dawkins |
Date: | 12 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 22) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6695 |
From W. E. Darwin [April 1871?]
Summary
J. S. Mill’s account of the moral sense in Utilitarianism [1863] appears muddled. [See Descent 1: 71 n.]
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Apr 1871?] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 76–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7048 |
From C. L. Balch [after 15 April 1871]
Summary
CD’s photographs have been sent to [J. W. A.] McDonald, the sculptor, who will make a marble bust for the Liberal Club of New York and a bronze or plaster one for sale; CD will receive a copy. CD has been elected an Honorary Member of the Club, and
CB asks whether he could give them a few words of advice on a practical method of biological study for beginners.
Author: | Charles Leland Balch |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 15 Apr 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7408 |
From Francis Darwin [before 22 April 1871?]
Summary
Expressions in attitudes of prayer and adoration.
Author: | Francis Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 22 Apr 1871?] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 55 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7420 |
From Frank Chance [before 25 April 1871]
Summary
His beard is darker than his hair, an exception to CD’s rule in Descent [2: 319]. Encloses sample of his hair, beard, and whiskers.
Author: | Frank Chance |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 25 Apr 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 198–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7522 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier [after 25 April 1871]
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 25 Apr 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 83 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7523 |
To Frederic Harrison 1 April [1871]
Summary
Discusses his concept of beauty. "I daresay I have made too much of natural selection".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederic Harrison |
Date: | 1 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.392) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7650 |
To F. J. Wedgwood [after 1 April 1871?]
Summary
Protests against FJW making the struggle for existence still more odious by calling it ‘selfish competition’.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
Date: | [after 1 Apr 1871?] |
Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (3 March 2004) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7651F |
From J. E. Gray 2 April 1871
Author: | John Edward Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 95–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7652 |
From E. B. de Fonblanque 2 April 1871
Summary
Encloses notes that illustrate apparent intelligent reasoning by a dog which tricked an adversary, and by an elephant peaceably enduring a painful operation.
Author: | Edward Barrington de Fonblanque |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 140 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7653 |
From A. F. Boardman 3 April 1871
Summary
Apologises for shortcomings of his argument in earlier letters, explaining he has had little scientific education, but a life-long interest in progressive development. Resumes theorising.
Author: | Alexander F. Boardman |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 231 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7654 |
From C. M. C. Darwin 3 April 1871
Summary
A friend with similar interests has asked to be introduced to CD, as he has some facts that will amuse him.
Author: | Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7655 |
From J. E. Gray 3 April 1871
Summary
Corrects error in his letter [7652] about date of Wagler article in Isis. Wagler said it was females that had the yellow dorsal spot.
Author: | John Edward Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 97 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7656 |
From Hubert Airy 3 April 1871
Summary
Comments on discussion of residual organs in Descent [ch. 1].
Describes his ability to contract the platysma myoides at will.
Suggests reason for loss of voluntary movement of ears in men and monkeys.
Author: | Hubert Airy |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 37–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7657 |
From James Crichton-Browne 3 April 1871
Summary
Sends photographs of general paralytics. Expressions of exaltation of [these?] patients do not come out well in the photographs.
Is experimenting with idiots under his care. Has been unable to produce a blush in any one of them.
Author: | James Crichton-Browne |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 53.1: A30, C134–6; DAR 161: 315 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7658 |
To Hubert Airy 5 April [1871]
Summary
Discusses loss of voluntary movement of ears in man and monkey.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hubert Airy |
Date: | 5 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7659 |
From David Wedderburn 6 April 1871
Author: | David Wedderburn |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 163, 167–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7660 |
From John Wood 6 April 1871
Summary
Corrects CD on his assertion that the platysma myoides "cannot voluntarily be brought into action" [Descent 1: 19].
Author: | John Wood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 145–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7661 |
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