From M. J. Berkeley 7 March 1856
Summary
Reports on breeding experiments with various seeds: corn, aubergine, kidney beans, sugar-peas. Speculates that cause of changes in seed colour in sugar-peas may be mere variation rather than result of impregnation.
| Author: | Miles Joseph Berkeley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 174 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1836 |
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- … DCP-LETT-1836 …
From Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood [17 December 1836]
Summary
The Darwin family are anxious for FEEW’s and Hensleigh’s opinions of CD’s journal. EW is convinced that Henry Holland is wrong if he thinks it not worth publishing.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [17 Dec 1836] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS WM 233) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-328 |
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- … From Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood [17 December 1836] …
- … Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [17 Dec 1836] Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh/ …
- … Bibliography Buckland, William. 1836. Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to …
- … University Press. 1985–. Hall, Basil. 1836. Schloss Hainfeld; or, a winter in Lower …
- … postmark; the Saturday before 19 December 1836 was 17 December. A summary extract of this …
- … 1. Marianne Clive had a stillborn child before 12 December 1836 (letter from Ellen Tollet …
- … to Annabel Crewe, 12 December 1836, M. E. Smith and Smith eds. 2019 , p. 65). …
- … See Hall 1836 , pp. 44– …
- … 7. Buckland 1836 . Susan Elizabeth Darwin . See Correspondence vol. 1, letter from E. C. …
- … to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [ 28 October 1836] . Captain Mainwaring: possibly Edward Pellew …
- … letter from Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [24 October 1836] . Allen Wedgwood . …
- … to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [21 and 24 November 1836] and n. 5. See this volume, Supplement, …
- … to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [21 and 24 November 1836] . Penelope has not been identified. …
- … James Mackintosh Wedgwood . Basil Hall and Hall 1836 . …
- … Cadell. Journal and remarks : Journal and remarks. 1832–1836. By Charles Darwin. Vol. …
- … and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern …
- … and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy. ] 3 vols. and …
- … letter to Caroline Darwin, [7 December 1836] ( Correspondence vol. 1). Catherine Darwin , …
- … vol. 1, letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [20 December 1836] . See Correspondence vol. …
- … 1, letter to Caroline Darwin, [7 December 1836] , and letter from …
- … Catherine Darwin, 27 [December 1836] . Harriet Martineau had invited CD to meet the …
Siebold, Carl Theodor von. 1836. Zur Anatomie der Seesterne. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medicin (1836): 291–7.
Laing, Samuel. 1836. Journal of a residence in Norway during the years 1834, 1835 and 1836. London.
From Susan Darwin 12 February 1836
Summary
CD’s 27th birthday. News of family and friends. A niece, Mary Susan Parker, born 31 January.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-297 |
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- … From Susan Darwin 12 February 1836 …
- … DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1 Susan Elizabeth Darwin Shrewsbury 12 Feb 1836 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See ‘Beagle’ diary entry for 13 December 1831, p. 14. Eyton 1836 . …
- … Press. 1988. Eyton, Thomas Campbell. 1836. A history of the rarer British birds. 2 pts. …
- … Shrewsbury February 12 th . 1836 My dear Charles, It is always my fate to write to wish …
To ? [after 1836?]
Summary
[Excised fragment only.] "I am greedy for facts.—"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [after 1836?] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.626) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13858 |
From Robert FitzRoy [19–]20 October [1836]
Summary
Sends news of his movements since Beagle put in at Falmouth. His charts are safe and already being engraved.
Announces his engagement.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19–]20 Oct [1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 135 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-312 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Robert FitzRoy [19–]20 October [1836] …
- … 204: 135 Robert FitzRoy HMS Beagle, Portsmouth [19–]20 Oct [1836] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … DNB , ‘Robert FitzRoy’). FitzRoy 1836 . George Rice Trevor , married to FitzRoy’s sister …
- … London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96. FitzRoy, Robert. 1836. Sketch of the surveying …
- … Majesty’s ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825–1836. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society …
- … and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy. ] 3 vols. and …
Sefström, Nils Gabriel. 1836. Undersökning af de räfflor, hvaraf Skandinaviens berg äro med bestämd riktning fårade, stämd om deras sannolika uppkomst. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar (1836): 141–227.
Daubeny, Charles Giles Bridle. 1836. On the action of light upon plants, and of plants upon the atmosphere. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1836): 149–75.
Donzel, Hugo Fleury. 1836. Observations sur l’accouplement de quelques genres de lépidoptères diurnes, et sur le genre piéride. [Read 16 November 1836] Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 (1837): 77–81.
FitzRoy, Robert. 1836. Sketch of the surveying voyages of His Majesty’s ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825–1836. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 6: 311– 42.
Gray, John Edward. 1836. On the genus Moschus of Linnæus, with descriptions of two new species. [Read 28 June 1836.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 63–7.
Müller, Johannes Peter and Schwann, Theodor. 1836. Versuche über die künstliche Verdauung des geronnenen Eiweisses. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin (1836): 66–89.
Schomburgk, Robert Hermann. 1836. On the identity of three supposed genera of orchideous epiphytes. [Read 15 November 1836.] Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 17 (1837): 551–2.
From Emma Wedgwood and Louisa Holland to F. E. E. Wedgwood [21 and 24 November 1836]
Summary
Tells of the pleasure that CD’s visit gave the family.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin; Louisa Holland; Louisa Croft |
| Addressee: | Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 21 and 24 Nov 1836 |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS WM 233) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-324 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From Emma Wedgwood and Louisa Holland to F. E. E. Wedgwood [21 and 24 November 1836] …
- … Holland/Louisa Croft Maer [21 and 24 Nov 1836] Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh/ …
- … postmark; the Monday before 26 November 1836 was 21 November; Thursday was 24 November. A …
- … Wedgwood to F. M. Wedgwood, [21 November 1836]’. Ellen Harriet Tollet , Caroline Darwin , …
- … Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [24 October 1836] and n. 6. Hensleigh Wedgwood ; Anne Maria …
- … Wedgwood to Hensleigh Wedgwood, [16] November [1836] ; see also ibid. , letter to W. …
- … D. Fox, 15 December [1836] . Henry Allen Wedgwood and Francis Wedgwood . John Hensleigh …
- … to Hensleigh Wedgwood, [16] November [1836] ). Probably Frances Mosley Wedgwood (see …
- … to Hensleigh Wedgwood, [16] November [1836] ). Anna and Louisa Holland . Betley Court is …
To South African Christian Recorder 28 June 1836
Summary
A defence of the work of missionaries in the Pacific islands and Australia. [The letter was apparently written by RF with supporting evidence quoted from CD’s journal. The letter is signed by RF alone. A summary conclusion, as printed, is signed by both:] "On the whole, balancing all that we have heard, and all that we ourselves have seen concerning the missionaries in the Pacific, we are very much satisfied that they thoroughly deserve the warmest support, not only of individuals, but of the British Government."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | South African Christian Recorder |
| Date: | 28 June 1836 |
| Classmark: | South African Christian Recorder 2(1836): 238 Reprint in Darwin Library—CUL: ‘Philosophical tracts’ |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-303 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To South African Christian Recorder 28 June 1836 …
- … South African Christian Recorder 2(1836): 238 Reprint in Darwin Library—CUL: ‘ …
- … Darwin Robert FitzRoy HMS Beagle, at sea 28 June 1836 South African Christian Recorder …
- … but of the British Government. Robt. FitzRoy Charles Darwin *S 2 At sea, 28th June, 1836 …
To Charles Wilkes [7 November 1836]
Summary
Arranges to meet CW for conversation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Wilkes |
| Date: | [7 Nov 1836] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-320 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Charles Wilkes [7 November 1836] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Gt Marlborough St, 43 [7 Nov 1836] Charles Wilkes …
- … European assignment, August–November, 1836. Proceedings of the American Philosophical …
- … Hotel, 13 Clifford St, Bond St, London ( Boyle’s Court and Country Guide , London, 1836). …
Caroline Darwin to Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood [5 October 1836]
Summary
CD has come home – little altered in looks and otherwise not a bit changed. He will go to London to be there when Beagle arrives, and he and Caroline will visit Maer soon.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [5 Oct 1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-308 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Caroline Darwin to Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood [5 October 1836] …
- … Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood Shrewsbury [5 Oct 1836] Sarah Elizabeth (Elizabeth) Wedgwood …
- … Wedgwood III records CD’s height and weight as of 7 October 1836 as ‘5 ft, 11 3 8 in. , …
- … 10 stone, 8 1 4 lbs. ’ By December 1836 he weighed ‘11 stone, 12 lbs. ’ (Down House MS). …
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