To ? 12 November 1874
Summary
Is obliged for addressee’s courteous note and is indifferent to how his name is used.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 12 Nov 1874 |
| Classmark: | Smith College, Mortimer Rare Book Collection (MiscMS 253) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9717F |
To ? [9 December 1874, 14 December 1875, or 10 January 1877]
Summary
Invites correspondent to luncheon on Friday or Saturday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [9 Dec] 1874 or [14 Dec] 1875 or [10 Jan] 1877 |
| Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (Catalogue 76, 1994) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9724F |
To ? 24 December [1874–81]
Summary
Sends compliments and thanks.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 24 Dec [1874-81] |
| Classmark: | William Patrick Watson (dealer) (catalogue 21, 2016) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9778G |
To ? [February 1875 or earlier?]
Summary
Reports that Variation is out of print. Suggests means of obtaining a copy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [Feb 1875 or earlier?] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s (dealers) catalogue p. 192 (20 July 1989) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9790A |
To ? [after 17 February 1875]
Summary
CD is obliged for a note he will use for a new [2d] edition of Variation [1875].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [after 17 Feb 1875] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 31) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9795 |
To ? 23 January [1875–82]
Summary
Turns down an offer to undertake a German translation of one of his works.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 23 Jan [1875-81] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s (dealers) (11 July 2017) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9828G |
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 |
To ? 17 February [1875–8]
Summary
Tells correspondent how to locate Michael Faraday’s widow [Sarah Barnard].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 17 Feb [1875-8] |
| Classmark: | Houghton Library, Harvard University (Autograph File, D) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9859 |
To Nature 24 February [1877]
Summary
Darwin consents to his correspondence with Pieter Harting being published in Nature.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 24 Feb [1877] |
| Classmark: | 19th Century Shop (dealers) (July 2004) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9872F |
To ? 10 March 1875
Summary
No uniform edition of CD’s works has appeared in England.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 10 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9882F |
To ? 8 April [1875–82]
Summary
Explains that there is no need for the addressee to apologise.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 8 Apr [1875-82] |
| Classmark: | Jane da Mosto (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9917F |
To ? 31 [May 1875]
Summary
Agrees that time alone can do nothing to modify species.
Is aware that the Papaveraceae are self-fertile but feels this does not preclude an occasional cross.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 31 [May 1875] |
| Classmark: | University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 59) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9960 |
To ? 4 May [1875]
Summary
Sends photograph.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 4 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Charles-Darwin-Autographed-Letter-and-Carte-de-Visite-/222539494617, accessed 5 June 2018) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9970 |
To Nature 16 December 1879
Summary
Reports information sent by E. Schulte [12254] on the colours of the male Diadema bolina.
Discusses extent to which consciousness came into play in the origin of certain instincts, including sexual display.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 16 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | Nature, 8 January 1880, p. 237 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12359 |
From Maria [1871–82]
Summary
On the Christian God; questioning of CD’s religious beliefs.
| Author: | Maria |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1871–82] |
| Classmark: | DAR 201: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12385 |
To Maria [1871–82]
Summary
Regrets he has not time to develop points touched on in her letter and that he does not understand what information she wants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Maria |
| Date: | [1871–82] |
| Classmark: | DAR 201: 24v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12386 |
From Maria [1871–82]
Summary
Writes at length on importance of God and Catholicism, and the need to seek salvation.
| Author: | Maria |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1871–82] |
| Classmark: | DAR 201: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12387 |
To Nature 15 December [1879]
Summary
CD has repeated a test of whether hybrids of the common and Chinese goose are fertile inter se. Reports his success, and comments on its significance for the theory of descent.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 15 Dec [1879] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 1 January 1880, p. 207 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12391 |
To Athenæum 24 January 1880
Summary
[Draft letter that was never sent, headed "First letter disapproved by everybody" in CD’s hand.] Explains that he had, in fact, mentioned in the MS of his part of Erasmus Darwin that Krause had added to his essay as it appeared in Kosmos. During subsequent revision, this mention was accidentally omitted. [Apropos of S. Butler’s charges against CD.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 24 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B98–B101 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12439 |
To Athenæum 1 February 1880
Summary
[A revised version (but also not sent) of the draft letter 12439.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 1 Feb 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12449 |
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