To W. D. Fox 16 April [1858]
Summary
Asks WDF for facts about stripes in horses and ponies.
Health has been very bad.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 16 Apr [1858] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 112a) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2256 |
To Henry Norton Shaw, Royal Geographical Society 16 April [1858]
Summary
Is much obliged and honoured by the Diploma of the Geographical Society of Vienna.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Norton Shaw |
| Date: | 16 Apr [1858] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2257 |
From G. R. Waterhouse 17 April 1858
Summary
Bees’ cells; GRW thinks hexagonal shape is accidental. Encloses notes on cells of Icaria.
| Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1858 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2258 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier [21 April 1858]
Summary
"Excessively" interested in theory of bees’ cell formation.
Fears few of his pigeons will be of any use to WBT.
Hopes WBT will describe foreign poultry breeds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | [21 Apr 1858] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2260 |
To Charles Lyell 26 April [1858]
Summary
Comments on letter from Georg Hartung to CL dealing with erratic boulders.
Discusses migration of plants and animals.
A letter from Thomas Thomson on heat endured by temperate plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 26 Apr [1858] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.151) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2262 |
To J. D. Hooker 26 [April 1858]
Summary
Confidential revelation concerning W. F. Daniell.
Georg Hartung confirms CD’s supposition from flora of Azores that icebergs had been stranded there.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 26 [Apr 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 232 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2263 |
To W. E. Darwin [26 April 1858]
Summary
Has been at Moor Park since Tuesday. Is passing his time watching ants.
| 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]
Summary
Relates domestic affairs.
Thinks his bees’ cell theory will hold good.
| 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]
Summary
Discusses bees’ cells
and WED’s botanical interests.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [3 May 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2268 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 May [1858]
Summary
Sends MS on large and small genera.
Observed slave-making ants at Moor Park.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 6 May [1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 234 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2269 |
To W. D. Fox 8 May [1858]
Summary
Will be most curious to hear results of WDF’s experiment with a kite and turkey chicks "by themselves".
If WDF ever sees a striped dun horse, he should ascertain colour of dam and sire.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 8 May [1858] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 113) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2270 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier 9 May [1858]
Summary
Inquires about the structure and formation of bees’ comb; is interested in seeing its form at the commencement of building.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 9 May [1858] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2271 |
From W. H. Miller [14 May 1858]
Summary
[Six fragments, mainly diagrams.] The geometry of bees’ cells.
| Author: | William Hallowes Miller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [14 May 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 48: B1b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2272 |
To W. E. Darwin 14 [May 1858]
Summary
Relates events at home;
hopes WED gets the scholarship.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 14 [May 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 26 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2273 |
To J. D. Hooker 16 May [1858]
Summary
Arranges meeting with JDH at Thatched House Tavern.
Eager for JDH’s reaction to MS on large and small genera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 16 May [1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 235 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2274 |
To J. D. Hooker 18 [May 1858]
Summary
Arrangements for JDH to visit Down for weekend.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 18 [May 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 233 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2275 |
To Syms Covington 18 May [1858]
Summary
CD’s health has been poor owing to hard work [on Natural selection]. He has to treat of every branch of natural history, which is beyond his strength.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Syms Covington |
| Date: | 18 May [1858] |
| Classmark: | Sydney Mail, 9 August 1884, p. 255 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2276 |
From J. D. Hooker [before 6 May 1858]
Summary
Reports that N. J. Andersson finds every European willow bar one is also American.
Has heard from David Livingstone and reports on his progress.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 6 May 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 100: 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2277 |
From E. A. Darwin [before 8 June 1858]
Summary
Gives calculations on the structure of bees’ cells.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 8 June 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 48b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2278 |
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