From Hensleigh Wedgwood [22 August 1875]
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [22 Aug 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 86: B32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10132 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [13–19 March 1859]
Summary
HW has confirmed the report in the Times of a shower of fish (minnows and sticklebacks) that fell on the Wedgwood colliery.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13–19 Mar 1859] |
Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 262 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13854 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [before 29 September 1857]
Summary
Suggests CD use the common origin of the French "chef" and the English "head" or "évêque" and "bishop" to illustrate the parallels between extinction and transitional forms in language and palaeontology [see Natural selection, p. 384].
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 29 Sept 1857] |
Classmark: | DAR 48: A80–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2070 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [January? 1860]
Summary
Prepared to think world infinitely old, but not that life originated with a single cell. Questions whether geological evidence supports gradual progress in organisation. HW thought scientific opinion during Vestiges debate was against this hypothesis. Argues that presence of same senses in lower animals and vertebrates does not imply descent; assumes resemblance is due to living in same world and thus having organs for the same purposes. Wants CD to know how others may see these questions.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Jan? 1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 48: 83–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2389 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [20 December 1836]
Summary
Has returned CD’s Beagle journal MS. Thinks it would be an interesting account even if they did not know CD, and that it will be successful if published; the less it is mixed up with FitzRoy’s journal, the better.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [20 Dec 1836] |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 140 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-332 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood 25 September [1842]
Summary
Gives an account of his father’s illness.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Sept [1842] |
Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 258) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-644 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1868–70?]
Summary
Development of complex language does not require an early civilisation. [See Descent 1: 56ff.]
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1868–70?] |
Classmark: | DAR 80: 164–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7040 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
On origin of hand-shaking.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1867–72] |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 53 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7041 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
Expression: derivation of the term "brown study".
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1867–72] |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 54 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7042 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72?]
Summary
A fragment that may contain information for Expression.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1867–72?] |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 53v |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7043 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [March 1870]
Summary
On the expression of disagreeable surprise.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Mar 1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 56 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7122 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [21 March 1871]
Summary
Copy of and note on a picture of Noah’s daughter averting her eyes in shame.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [21 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 195.1: 54 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7406 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [before 3 March 1871]
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 3 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 41–53 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7470 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [3–9 March 1871]
Summary
Agrees that social instinct or love for fellows is the beginning of moral feeling. Responds to CD’s letter [7537].
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [3–9 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 56–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7542 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [after 9 March 1871]
Summary
Answers CD’s letter [7560], on points of agreement between them, the chief one being the sympathy which man has with his fellows. Disagrees however with CD’s "principle" of the painful feelings of dissatisfied instinct.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 9 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 60–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7562 |