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From W. B. Dawkins   1 December 1875

Summary

Asks CD to sign papers for Royal Society candidacy of W. B. Clarke.

Author:  William Boyd Dawkins
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  1 Dec 1875
Classmark:  DAR 162: 131
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10285

From John Storer to William Boyd Dawkins   [before 3 October 1875]

Summary

Does not believe CD should place too much faith in statements regarding the continuous interbreeding of the Chillingham cattle.

Author:  John Storer
Addressee:  William Boyd Dawkins
Date:  [before 3 Oct 1875]
Classmark:  DAR 177: 343 (fragile)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13845

From W. B. Dawkins   15 January 1875

Summary

Wants references to facts quoted in Variation for an essay he is writing on origin of British cattle.

Author:  William Boyd Dawkins
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  15 Jan 1875
Classmark:  DAR 162: 129
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9819

To W. B. Dawkins   16 January [1875]

Summary

Can give no more information about white and dark cattle than William Youatt gave in his book on cattle (Youatt 1834).

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Boyd Dawkins
Date:  16 Jan [1875]
Classmark:  Bloomsbury Auctions (dealers) (15 May 2008)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9819F

From W. B. Dawkins   14 March 1875

Summary

Is glad CD is pleased with his book [Cave hunting (1874)].

Relationship between language and race. The Basques.

Author:  William Boyd Dawkins
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  14 Mar 1875
Classmark:  DAR 162: 130
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9887
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