To William Erasmus Darwin 11 [February 1858]
Summary
Writes of domestic matters
and asks WED to observe cart-horses for traces of dark stripes on spine and cross-stripes on shoulder.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 11 [Feb 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 22 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2215 |
To W. E. Darwin 27 [February 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 27 [Feb 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 23 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2227 |
To W. E. Darwin [26 April 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [26 Apr 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 24 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2265 |
To W. E. Darwin [26 May 1858]
Summary
Has come to heavy grief about bees’ cells, unless Huber is wrong [François Huber, New observations on the natural history of bees, new ed. (1841)].
Discusses cart-horses and stripes on a Belgiman [Belgian?].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [26 May 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 27 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2266 |
To W. E. Darwin [20 June 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [20 June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 28 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2267 |
To W. E. Darwin [3 May 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [3 May 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2268 |
To W. E. Darwin 14 [May 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 14 [May 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 26 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2273 |
To W. E. Darwin 22 [September 1858]
Summary
Discusses domestic affairs.
Is working at the abstract of his book [Origin].
Asks WED to examine birds’ feet for dirt sticking to them, as this may represent a means of seed dispersal across seas.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 22 [Sept 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 29 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2328 |
To W. E. Darwin 6 October [1858]
Summary
Sends £20. Family news.
Answers WED’s questions about CD’s Journal of researches: Galapagos "productions" all came from America, but "they have since been modified by my principle of Natural Selection".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 6 Oct [1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 92: A19–21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2334 |
To W. E. Darwin 15 [October 1858]
Summary
Writes to WED about his living arrangements at Christ’s College; reminisces about his own Cambridge days.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 15 [Oct 1858] |
Classmark: | Provenance unknown |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2341 |
To W. E. Darwin [30 October 1858]
Summary
Glad WED has begun under George Henslow in the way that he has. CD wishes he had had such practice under J. S. Henslow.
Has had luck in his search for striped horses.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [30 Oct 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 92: A29–30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2350 |
To W. E. Darwin 5 [November 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 5 [Nov 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2353 |
To W. E. Darwin [9 December 1858]
Summary
Approves of WED’s moving into CD’s old rooms [at Christ’s College]. Gives fatherly advice on Cambridge’s temptation to idleness. Christmas plans.
Health poor of late.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [9 Dec 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 92: A18, A25–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2379 |
To W. E. Darwin [3 November 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [3 Nov 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2393 |