From ? [1873–4?]
Summary
Cancelled: enclosure to S 9290.
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1873–4?] |
Classmark: | DAR 69: 11 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8714 |
From ? [after 14 January 1874]
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 14 Jan 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 120 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8794 |
From E. T. S. [23–30 April 1874]
Summary
Cancelled: third-party letter from ’ETS’.
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [23-30 Apr 1874] |
Classmark: | Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9425J |
From ? 13 September 1874
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Sept 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 143 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9635 |
From ? [16 February 1875]
Summary
"The learned Darwin states that Moses taught confusion. | For Man, he boldly says, descends from Ape or Monkey – | I, having read his book, am come to this conclusion | Darwin (at least himself) descends from Ass or Donkey."
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16 Feb 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 140.4: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9858 |
From J. D. Hooker 18 December 1879
Summary
Argues against pension for Wallace because of his spiritualism; the underhanded way he brought about discussion of spiritualism at BAAS; his pocketing money from a bet on the sphericity of the earth; his lack of absolute poverty.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 136–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12362 |
From A. B. Buckley 19 December 1879
Summary
Thanks CD for acting on her suggestion about getting Wallace an income; acknowledges the difficulty. Is not sure Wallace would accept government money for doing nothing in return.
Author: | Arabella Burton Buckley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 367 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12364 |
From A. B. Buckley 20 December 1879
Author: | Arabella Burton Buckley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 368 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12366 |
From Adam Fitch 20 December 1879
Summary
Questions CD on the possibility of selecting disease-resisting potatoes to produce ultimately a disease-resistant variety.
Author: | Adam Fitch |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 129 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12367 |
From R. W. Dixon 20 December 1879
Summary
RWD has read "with deep interest" Erasmus Darwin. He has copies of four letters from Erasmus Darwin to his great-grandfather, Richard Dixon, and he encloses a copy of the most interesting one.
Author: | Robert Walker Dixon |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 218: D2, D3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12368 |
From Lewis Wright 22 December 1879
Summary
Is sending CD his Illustrated book of poultry in which the chapter on the "Origin of the domestic fowl" may be of interest.
He ventures to mention several errors in Variation.
Mentions the late Mr Lane of Bristol, a celebrated Spanish breeder (of poultry).
Author: | Lewis Wright |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | CUL, Darwin Pamphlet Collection Q301 (tipped into L. Wright [1873], pt 21) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12368A |
From R. W. Dixon [after 20 December 1879]
Summary
Three letters from Erasmus Darwin to Dixon’s great-grandfather, transcribed by Dixon. Enclosure to a missing letter.
Author: | Robert Walker Dixon |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 20 Dec 1879] |
Classmark: | DAR 218: D1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12368F |
From R. A. Job 23 December 1879
Summary
RAJ is the son of cousins and wishes to marry his cousin. Is anxious for information on consanguineous marriages and on the advisability of his proposed marriage.
Author: | Robert Arthur Job |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 168: 64 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12369 |
From James Torbitt 25 December 1879
Summary
Reports that Phylloxera-resistant vines have been found in an infected region of Portugal.
Author: | James Torbitt |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 159 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12370 |
From C. E. Ferguson 27 December 1879
Author: | Charles Eugene Ferguson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 201: 10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12371 |
From Michele Lessona 28 December 1879
Summary
The Academy of Sciences of Turin has awarded CD a 12000 franc prize for his work during the past four years.
Author: | Michele Lessona |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12373 |
From Anthony Rich 28 December 1879
Summary
New Year greetings.
Author: | Anthony Rich |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 140 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12374 |
From Antonio Mendola 29 December 1879
Summary
Reports from an Italian baron that a calf’s horn that was buried in a field set roots; mule’s hairs incubated in water come alive.
Author: | Antonio Mendola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 150 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12375 |
From Emil Witte 29 December 1879
Summary
Relates case of selective immunity to rinderpest.
Author: | Emil Witte |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 134 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12376 |
From Ercole Ricotti 29 December 1879
Summary
CD awarded a prize of 12,000 lire in recognition of his recent research on plant physiology.
Author: | Ercole Ricotti |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 230: 78 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12376A |
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