From Sophy Wedgwood 15 October [1880]
Summary
On worms and worm-castings.
| Author: | Katherine Elizabeth Sophy (Sophy) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Oct [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 69 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12760 |
From G. E. Mengozzi 17 October 1880
Summary
Asks CD to clarify his religious position.
| Author: | Giovanni Ettore Mengozzi |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12763 |
From Adolf Ernst 17 October 1880
Summary
Observations on earthworms in Venezuela.
| Author: | Adolf Ernst |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 163: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12764 |
From Arthur de Souza Corrêa 20 October 1880
Summary
The Baron de Villa Franca would like CD’s evaluation of an enclosed memoir on the culture and propagation of sugar-cane [see 13600].
| Author: | João Arthur (Arthur) de Souza Corrêa |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 281 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12767 |
To C.-F. Reinwald 20 October 1880
Summary
CD has arranged with Murray for CR to have woodcuts at cost for proposed French translation [of Movement in plants].
Has sent £10 to Mme Barbier.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald |
| Date: | 20 Oct 1880 |
| 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-12768 |
To T. H. Thomas 22 October 1880
Summary
Thanks correspondent and H. J. Schaaffhausen for interesting photographs of fine footprints.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Thomas |
| Date: | 22 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | The National Library of Wales (NLW MS. 3127C no.12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12770 |
From Arthur de Souza Corrêa 23 October 1880
Summary
Thanks CD for his gracious and instructive reply to the Baron de Villa Franca; his letter will be forwarded to Brazil.
| Author: | João Arthur (Arthur) de Souza Corrêa |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 282 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12772 |
From S. T. Preston 24 October 1880
Summary
Regrets the pretentious tone of his 5 Aug letter [12678].
| Author: | Samuel Tolver Preston |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12773 |
To S. T. Preston 25 October 1880
Summary
Comments on STP’s article on women ["Evolution and female education", Nature 22 (1880): 485–6].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Samuel Tolver Preston |
| Date: | 25 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 251 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12775 |
From S. T. Preston 26 October 1880
Summary
His intent in quoting Descent on the law of equal hereditary transmission to both sexes in his article "Evolution and female education" was to support female education.
| Author: | Samuel Tolver Preston |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12776 |
From Anthony Rich 26 October 1880
Summary
The Philadelphus CD sent is flourishing and appears to attract a particular kind of fly.
Science and the law as professions. Lawyers in politics.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 143 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12778 |
To G. E. Mengozzi [before 28] October 1880
Summary
Does not believe any organic being is evidence of design; refers GEM to the last pages of Variation for his reasons. Even if no organism shows evidence of design, this does not preclude faith in the existence of a loving creator; evidence of such a creator must be looked for outside the limits of physical science.
Thanks him for the volume on the philosophy of medicine,
and asks him to convey to the Scuola Italica thanks for the great honour they have done him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Giovanni Ettore Mengozzi |
| Date: | [before 28] Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | Roma Etrusca 2 (1881): 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12778F |
From G. E. Mengozzi 28 October 1880
Summary
Extremely grateful for CD’s reply. He continues in his faith in God and his devotion to CD.
| Author: | Giovanni Ettore Mengozzi |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 154 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12779 |
To James Torbitt 29 October 1880
Summary
"Your secret shall be inviolable, and to make sure in case of my illness or death I have now burnt your letter."
Wishes JT success in commercial venture.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Torbitt |
| Date: | 29 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 123 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12780 |
To Francis Galton 30 [October 1880]
Summary
Invites FG to lunch.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 30 [Oct 1880] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/30) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12782 |
From Bartholomäus Carneri 30 October 1880
Summary
Is dedicating his Foundations of ethics to CD.
| Author: | Bartholomäus von Carneri |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 49 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12784 |
To A. B. Buckley 31 October [1880]
Summary
Has talked to Lubbock and Huxley about pension for Wallace. Asks for help in getting information about Wallace’s circumstances.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Arabella Burton Buckley |
| Date: | 31 Oct [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 182 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12785 |
To T. H. Farrer 1 October 1880
Summary
Sends some questions raised by THF’s notes on earthworms at Abinger; he plans to use them in his book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 1 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12732 |
From T. H. Farrer 6 October 1880
Summary
Replies to CD’s questions [in 12732] regarding the Abinger Hall excavations.
Torbitt.
Family news.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12739 |
To T. H. Farrer 8 October 1880
Summary
Questions the exact location of rooms and trenches at Abinger excavation [for Earthworms].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 8 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/35); DAR 185: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12743 |
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