From V. O. Kovalevsky 2 April 1867
Summary
On whether to make woodcuts for Variation in Russia or use Murray’s stereotypes. He has similar advance publication agreements with Carl Vogt, E. A. Rossmässler and Theodor Billroth.
The Russian version of Origin is translated from Bronn’s German edition.
Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 72 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5452 |
From Fritz Müller 1 April 1867
Summary
Cites cases of difference in coloration between the sexes of some species of Crustacea, annelids, and spiders.
Discusses dimorphic plants and self-sterility.
Outlines some experiments involving the crossing of different species of orchids.
Encloses extract from Carl Claus, Die freilebenden Copepoden [1863].
Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 110: B111–12; DAR 81: 167 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5480 |
From Hermann Müller 1 April [1867]
Summary
Thanks for "Climbing plants" offprint and for references on fertilisation of flowers.
Considering the bounty of work already done, he is looking for something original to do.
Subularia does not grow in Westphalia.
Author: | Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 289 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5481 |
From John Murray 2 April [1867]
Summary
Asks if he should give the clichés of Variation to E. Schweizerbart.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 30–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5481G |
From J. D. Hooker 3 April 1867
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 102: 157–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5483 |
From J. V. Carus 5 April 1867
Summary
JVC is willing to translate [Variation], especially because of his conviction that progress of biology depends on proving CD’s theory.
Ernst Haeckel’s book [Generelle Morphologie (1866)] will do mischief because EH is so immoderate. Suggests CD tell EH that he has done him a bad service. CD is the only one to whom EH would listen.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 58 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5489 |
From Robert Trail 5 April 1867
Summary
Reports on an experiment in crossing potato varieties.
Author: | Robert Trail |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 175 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5490 |
From Daniel Oliver 8 April 1867
Summary
Arrangements for obtaining Carl Nägeli a set of British Hieracium specimens.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 173: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5494 |
From Carl Vogt 8 April 1867
Summary
Asks whether he may have right to translate Variation into German.
Author: | Carl Vogt |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 180: 10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5495 |
From J. D. Hooker 13 April 1867
Summary
Trail’s case is interesting, hopes it is true.
Has little faith in I. Anderson-Henry’s exactness.
Pleased with Paris exposition.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 102: 161–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5501 |
From J. V. Carus 15 April 1867
Summary
Asks CD to decide which translator he would prefer for Variation. JVC frankly thinks Carl Vogt not the best man to introduce CD to the German public, though he has a greater name than JVC.
Vogt now preaches materialism in its most absurd form.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 59 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5503 |
From John Murray 17 April [1867]
Summary
On cost of electrotypes from woodcuts for Variation and price to charge Schweizerbart.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 348 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5504 |
From Carl Vogt 17 April 1867
Summary
Will send CD a memoir on Les microcéphales [1867]; CV believes microcephalism is an atavistic abnormality.
Recommends H. von Nathusius’ work on domestic pig [Die Racen des Schweines (1860)].
Author: | Carl Vogt |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 180: 11 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5505 |
From Francis Parker 22 April 1867
Summary
Sends £600 bequeathed by Susan Darwin to CD’s younger children.
Author: | Francis (Frank) Parker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5510 |
From J. T. Moggridge 22 April [1867]
Summary
Sends Orchis.
Is coming to London.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 211 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5511 |
From Carl Vogt 23 April 1867
Summary
Asks whether his former pupil, J. J. Moulinié, might translate Variation into French for Reinwald. CV would provide a preface. Encloses letter from Moulinié to Reinwald.
Author: | Carl Vogt |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 180: 12; DAR 176: 90 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5512 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky 24 April [1867]
Summary
Agrees to use Murray’s stereotypes.
Offers to send rug made from a black Russian bear he shot.
Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 73 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5513 |
From A. R. Wallace 26 April [1867]
Summary
Describes his view on colour [of plumage] of males and females – i.e., that absence of brilliant colour in either sex is due to need for protection in incubation, rather than to sexual selection.
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 32–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5515 |
From Thomas Rivers 26 April 1867
Summary
Sends a root of a wild oat-grass from California and the root of a variety of barley that came from it. Several varieties of barley, all differing from English varieties, came up in the same bed of oat-grass. "The transmutation of a genus seems almost incredible" but TR has seen so many changes he has ceased to doubt strongly.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 170 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5516 |
From Charles Loring Brace 29 April 1867
Author: | Charles Loring Brace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 272 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5518 |
Vogt, Carl | (3) |
Carus, J. V. | (2) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
Kovalevsky, V. O. | (2) |
Murray, John (b) | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (23) |
Vogt, Carl | (3) |
Carus, J. V. | (2) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
Kovalevsky, V. O. | (2) |