From Caroline Darwin (with postscript by Marianne Parker) 12[–31] March [1832]
Summary
Describes the gathering at Maer and the events culminating in Charlotte Wedgwood’s marriage to Charles Langton.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12–[31] Mar [1832] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 71 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-163 |
From Caroline Darwin 12–28 June [1832]
Summary
Brings CD up to date on family and many friends. Describes the wedding of Fanny Owen and R. M. Biddulph. Sedgwick called on return from Wales. W. D. Fox has been very ill.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12–28 June [1832] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 72 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-173 |
From Caroline Darwin 12[–18] September 1832
Summary
News of the Darwin, Wedgwood, and Owen families, including a report on Frances Wedgwood’s death.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12[–18] Sept 1832 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 73 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-185 |
From Caroline Darwin 13 January 1833
Summary
Family news. Uncle Jos [Josiah Wedgwood II] has been returned to Parliament with a fine majority.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Jan 1833 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 74 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-195 |
From Caroline Darwin 7 March [1833]
Summary
Sends her love and family news.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Mar [1833] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 75 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-202 |
From Caroline Darwin 1–4 May 1833
Summary
News of family and friends.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1–4 May 1833 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 76 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-205 |
From Caroline Darwin 1 September 1833
Summary
News of family and friends. "I tell you all the gossip I can that you may know how the Shropshire world is going on."
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Sept 1833 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-214 |
From Caroline Darwin 28 October [1833]
Summary
Finds CD’s journal very entertaining and interesting, but thinks his style in first part too much influenced by Humboldt.
Sends some books by Harriet Martineau and Archbishop Whately.
Rejoices that the more he sees of Negroes, the better he thinks of them.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Oct [1833] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 78 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-224 |
From Caroline Darwin 30 December [1833] – 3 January 1834
Summary
News of family and friends. Hensleigh Wedgwood’s scruples about swearing oaths.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Dec [1833] & 3 Jan 1834 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 79 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-234 |
From Caroline Darwin 9–28 March [1834]
Summary
They learn from a garbled report in the Times that CD’s specimens have arrived in Cambridge.
William Clift, at Royal College of Surgeons, delighted by CD’s letter about the bones that were sent to Plymouth.
Strange coincidence that Royal College of Surgeons has the front portion and CD has sent home the remainder of a skull, of which a drawing can now be completed.
Other news of family and friends.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 & 28 Mar [1834] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-239 |
From Caroline Darwin [27 February 1826]
Summary
Theatre at Shrewsbury.
Spark’s death.
Harry [Henry Allen] Wedgwood will make the circuit for the first time at the forthcoming assizes.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [27 Feb 1826] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-24 |
From Caroline Darwin 30 September 1834
Summary
News of family and friends.
Word that William Clift thinks CD’s latest fossils are of much value.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Sept 1834 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 81 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-257 |
From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1834]
Summary
Has sent all of CD’s directions to William Clift.
Erasmus has been very ill, but is now quite safe and well again. Caroline and Susan are with him.
They have heard FitzRoy is promoted and the Beagle is coming home.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec [1834] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 82 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-265 |
From Caroline Darwin 30 March 1835
Summary
Urges him to return home. News of family and friends; the Langtons will go to Rio in April and then winter in the West Indies. Henslow has a son.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Mar 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 20–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-273 |
From Caroline Darwin [22 March 1826]
Summary
Tells of gay times with guests.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [22 Mar 1826] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-28 |
From Caroline Darwin 28 March 1836
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Mar 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 32–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-300 |
From Caroline Darwin [21 February 1837]
Summary
Interested in Lyell’s address [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 2 (1833–8): 479–523]. Asks what the points are on which CD and Lyell are fully agreed.
Inquires about the paper FitzRoy and CD wrote on missionaries ["Moral state of Tahiti" (1836), Collected papers 1: 19–38].
News of family.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [21 Feb 1837] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 141 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-345 |
From Caroline Wedgwood [11 November 1838]
Summary
Expresses her pleasure at CD’s engagement.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [11 Nov 1838] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 173 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-431 |
From Catherine & Caroline Darwin 11 April [1826]
Summary
Family and Shrewsbury news. Visits of relatives and friends.
Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Apr [1826] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 24 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-31 |
From Catherine and Caroline Sarah Darwin [16 February 1837]
Summary
News of family and friends.
Caroline repeats story told to R. W. Darwin of FitzRoy’s feeling of obligation to Captain John White, from whom he gained release to marry Miss O’Brien.
Fanny Biddulph has had a son.
Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16 Feb 1837] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 143 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-344 |
letter | (24) |
Darwin, Caroline | (24) |
Wedgwood, Caroline | (24) |
Darwin, Catherine | (4) |
Langton, Catherine | (4) |
Darwin, S. E. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | |
Darwin, Caroline | (24) |
Wedgwood, Caroline | |
Darwin, Catherine | (4) |
Langton, Catherine | (4) |
Darwin, S. E. | (2) |
Langton, Charlotte | (1) |
Wedgwood, Charlotte | (1) |