To G. R. Waterhouse [January–June 1850]
Summary
Wishes to propose John Lubbock as a member of the Entomological Society.
Asks for B. H. Hodgson’s pamphlet on sheep ["Tame sheep and goats", J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16 (1847): 1003–26]. Asks for odd numbers of GRW’s work [A natural history of the Mammalia (1846–8)]. Regrets that this work has stopped.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Date: | [Jan–June 1850] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (Archives DF PAL/100/6/6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1144 |
To Richard Owen [January – 23 March 1850]
Summary
CD regrets the trouble RO has had about C. G. Ehrenberg’s parcel.
He is reading On the nature of limbs [1849] with uncommon interest and admires the way Owen worked out the toes.
Also has read On parthenogenesis [1849] with great interest.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [Jan – 23 Mar 1850] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1231 |
DCP-LETT-1282
Summary
Cancelled: part of 1014. Has been dissecting an animal about the size of a pin-head for the last half month. Could spend another month on it 'and daily see some more beautiful structure'.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | [1850?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 120 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1282 |
To W. J. Hooker [January 1850]
Summary
Thanks WJH for information about J. D. Hooker; CD was very anxious to hear something about his safety.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Jackson Hooker |
| Date: | [Jan 1850] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence English letters A–H 1850, 29: 201) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1285 |
To Adam White [January–March 1850]
Summary
Requests AW to ask Arthur Adams, who is going on a polar expedition to Lancaster Sound, to collect cirripedes.
Asks location of "Cape Rivers".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Adam White |
| Date: | [Jan–Mar 1850] |
| 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-1286 |
To W. E. Darwin [1850–4?]
Summary
Two letters have arrived for WED.
Joseph has had two teeth out.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [1850–4?] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (17 November 1995) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13799F |
| letter | (6) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Hooker, W. J. | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
| Waterhouse, G. R. | (1) |
| White, Adam | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Hooker, W. J. | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
