To H. W. Bates 6 February [1877]
Summary
Requests return of August Weismann’s letter which refers to eggs.
Curious about the drawing [of the caterpillar? See 10780].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Date: | 6 Feb [1877] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10829 |
From H. W. Bates 11 January 1877
Summary
Encloses extract [missing] on a caterpillar.
Mentions William Buckler’s magnificent drawings of caterpillars [The larvae of the British butterflies and moths, Ray Soc. (1886–91)], but doubts Buckler will lend them for any Darwinian purpose. John Hellins has a portion of drawings and is more liberal.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Jan 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10780 |
To August Weismann 12 January 1877
Summary
Comments on AW’s book [Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie (1875–6)], especially on mimicry in caterpillars.
Mentions sets of drawings of British Lepidoptera in all stages. Would AW like to see them?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leopold Friedrich August (August) Weismann |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 348 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10784 |
To August Weismann 17 February 1877
Summary
Negotiations for loan of drawings [of Lepidoptera] have failed.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leopold Friedrich August (August) Weismann |
| Date: | 17 Feb 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 349 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10850 |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Bates, H. W. | (1) |
Addressee
| Weismann, August | (2) |
| Bates, H. W. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Bates, H. W. | (2) |
| Weismann, August | (2) |
Date
| 1877 | (4) |
