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From William Farr   16 July 1870

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Discusses the Census Bill and CD’s attempt to get questions on consanguineous marriage added to the census.

Author:  William Farr
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  16 July 1870
Classmark:  DAR 164: 32
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7279

To William Farr   17 July [1870]

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Writes concerning the questions on consanguineous marriages which CD wishes to have inserted into the Census. Discusses the form the questions might take and the value of the information that would be gained from them.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Farr
Date:  17 July [1870]
Classmark:  DAR 96: 76–7
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7282

From William Farr   6 August 1870

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Is glad John Lubbock made the fight he did [to amend Census Bill to enable insertion of questions on consanguineous marriages].

Author:  William Farr
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 Aug 1870
Classmark:  DAR 164: 33
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7296
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