To George Henry Kendrick Thwaites 31 January [1868]
Summary
Asks GHKT about eyes of screaming elephants.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Henry Kendrick Thwaites |
Date: | 31 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.325) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2670 |
To Henry Hennessy 10 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for papers.
Discusses case of the Asturian plants and HH’s view of their introduction through the agency of man. Although botanists question whether plants are thus introduced, those working closely on insular floras are admitting this view more and more.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Hennessy |
Date: | 10 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (24 June 1987) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4744A |
From William Bernhard Tegetmeier 8 January [1868?]
Summary
Has seen CD’s "carte" offered for sale.
Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Jan [1868?] |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 69 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4971 |
From George Brown [before 1868]
Summary
Has “several times noticed eight permanent incisors instead of six in the jaw [of the horse]”.
Author: | George Thomas (George) Brown |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 1868] |
Classmark: | Variation 1: 50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5313F |
From John Scott 8 January [1868]
Summary
Asks CD for memorandum giving his opinion on a proposal to move the site of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. Gives details of the position, the physical character and the climate of the present site to show how desirable a move would be.
Author: | John Scott |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 116 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5351 |
To John Scott [after 8 January 1868]
Summary
Supports relocating the Calcutta Botanic Garden to a site near the Himalayas.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Scott |
Date: | [after 8 Jan 1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 116v |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5352 |
From Richard Barwell [1868?]
Author: | Richard Barwell |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1868?] |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 52a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5749 |
From Osbert Salvin [1868?]
Author: | Osbert Salvin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1868?] |
Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 172–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5758 |
From Hermann Müller January [1868]
Summary
Thanks CD for his photograph.
Intends to start experimenting with mosses to determine which differences in structure are effected by altered conditions of life.
Author: | Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 288 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5770 |
To Roland Trimen 2 January [1868]
Summary
CD seeks information on the variation of ocelli within species of butterflies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
Date: | 2 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 62) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5772 |
From Alfred Wrigley 2 January 1868
Summary
Expresses his gratification on reading of Leonard Darwin’s high placing on the Sandhurst list.
Author: | Alfred Wrigley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 180 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5773 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 2 January 1868
Summary
Reports making graft-hybrid potatoes.
Has found direct action of pollen in Mays [Zea] crosses and apple-trees.
F. Delpino has asked for CD’s address.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 207 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5774 |
From C. S. Vesselofski 3 January 1868
Summary
CD has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Biology Section of the Académie Impériale des Sciences, St Petersburg.
Author: | Constantin Stepanovich Vesselofski |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 14 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5775 |
From Edward Blyth 4 January 1868
Author: | Edward Blyth |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 211 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5776 |
To Friedrich Hildebrand 5 January [1868]
Summary
Congratulates FH on graft-hybrid of potato. Importance of FH’s discovery to be discussed in Variation [2d ed., 1: 420].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 5 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5777 |
From F. A. von Hartsen 5 January 1868
Summary
Sends portion of his book, Grundlegung von Aesthetik [1869]. Argues that CD’s theory can be reconciled with religion.
Author: | Frederik Anthony von Hartsen |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 113 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5778 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for plant names.
H. C. Watson a renegade about natural selection. Discusses HCW’s views.
F. Müller’s letter enclosed.
Friedrich Hildebrand’s experiments are splendid for Pangenesis [Die Geschlechter-Vertheilung bei den Pflanzen (1867)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 6 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 39–40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5779 |
From William Sweetland Dallas 8 January 1868
Summary
Has sent off last portion of index [to Variation]. Hopes CD will be pleased with it. Will never undertake such labour again. He fears it has been an unfavourable way to make CD’s acquaintance. Trusts to CD’s goodness not to hate his name for the rest of his life.
Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5780 |
To John Murray 9 January [1868]
Summary
CD exasperated by Dallas’ delay in finishing index [for Variation]. "I am prepared to throw the Index overboard."
Thinks JM should reconsider publishing a translation of Brehm’s Thierleben. It is excellent and would "sell largely".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 9 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 178–179) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5781 |
From John Murray 10 January [1868]
Summary
CD’s anxiety about the index [of Variation] will be relieved somewhat when he learns it has at last been set up.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 353 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5782 |
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