From E. A. Darwin to M. D. Conway 11 November 1863
Summary
Mrs Darwin has written that CD is no better, and visitors have been forbidden.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Moncure Daniel Conway |
| Date: | 11 Nov 1863 |
| Classmark: | Columbia University in the City of New York, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Moncure D. Conway papers) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4338 |
To W. E. Darwin [24 July 1862]
Summary
Discusses dimorphic plants, valerian and Erythraea. Would like to look at them; suggests WED draw up a paper on them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [24 July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 101 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3632 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … by the relationship to the letter from W. E. Darwin, 14 July 1862 , and to the letter …
- … E. Darwin, 14 July 1862 . See letter from W. E. Darwin, 14 July 1862 . There is a …
- … Gray, 14 July [1862] ). See letter from W. E. Darwin, 14 July 1862 , and letter to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [after 14 July 1862] . See letter from W. …
- … W. E. Darwin, 4 [July 1862] , 9 July [1862] , and [after 14 July 1862] , and letter to …
- … E. Darwin, [after 14 July 1862] , and by reference to a postscript, written in pencil, in Emma Darwin’s hand: ‘Enquire a little about quiet sea places near Southampton I expect G & F will come to you at the end of next week’. George Howard Darwin and Francis stayed with William in Southampton from 2 August (see letter …
From W. E. Darwin [18 June 1866]
Summary
Sends some specimens of three kinds of buckthorn.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [18 June 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: A70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5109 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … let you know. Your affect son W E Darwin Top of letter : ‘ [ Abor d ] | abort [ ovules ] | …
- … flower forms of Rhamnus cathartica. See letter to W. E. Darwin, 22 June [1866] . …
- … between this letter and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 19 [June 1866] . In 1866, 18 June …
- … had two male and two female forms (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 19 [June 1866] and n. …
- … E. Darwin, 20 June [1866] and n. 6). CD described the partially aborted pistil in the male flowers of Rhamnus cathartica in a note dated 19 June 1866 in DAR 109: A41. See letter …
From W. E. Darwin 18 May [1864]
Summary
Sends Pulmonaria anthers, with measurements of styles and pollen counts.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 May [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 110: A83–6, A94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4500 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … the Isle of Wight (see, for example, letter from W. E. Darwin, 12 May [1864] and n. 2). …
- … between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin [20 May 1864] . William had already …
- … Forms of flowers , p. 107). See letter from W. E. Darwin, 12 May [1864] and n. 8. See …
- … CD’s first annotation, and letter from W. E. Darwin, [20 May 1864] and n. 2). William …
- … and 18 April 1864 and n. 7, and letter to W. E. Darwin, 14 May [1864] and nn. 5 and …
- … letter about Menyanthes. I have written to the isle of Wight to find a station, & I am going off to Lyndhurst Your affect son | W E Darwin …
- … E. Darwin, 6 May 1864 and 12 May [1864]). CD had then asked William to observe unopened anthers that were still in the flower-bud (see letter …
- … E. Darwin, 14 May [1864] and n. 6). For the sketches of marked anthers, see the enclosure. In a letter …
From W. E. Darwin [1 August 1862]
Summary
Suggests sending plant specimens. Asks about visit of Emma and the boys.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Aug 1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 13) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3585G |
Matches: 7 hits
- … son | W E Darwin please get Mama to write before Brodie comes, also to send a letter of …
- … between this letter and the letters from W. E. Darwin, 1 August 1862 and 2 August [1862] ( …
- … Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [July 1862? ] (DAR 219.1: 47)). In a letter to William of [ …
- … E. Darwin, 1 August 1862 ( Correspondence vol. 10). William’s horse had fallen when he was out collecting plants (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter …
- … E. Darwin, [late July 1862] (DAR 219.1: 59)). However, they did not arrive until 2 August (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter …
- … E. Darwin, 1 August 1862 ). Francis and George Howard Darwin were going to stay with William in Southampton; they were due to arrive on 1 August (letter …
- … E. Darwin, 1 August 1862 ). William was helping CD investigate the manner of fertilisation of three forms of Lythrum salicaria , which differed in having pistils with styles of different lengths. CD termed these long-styled, middle-styled, and short-styled; he published the results of his crossing experiments in 1864 in ‘Three forms of Lythrum salicaria ’ . Emma had previously written to say that Jessie Brodie , who had been William and Anne Elizabeth Darwin ’s nurse until 1851, would arrive towards the end of Francis and George’s stay (letter …
To W. E. Darwin [after 14 July 1862]
Summary
Leonard’s illness.
Polymorphism in valerian and Erythraea.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [after 14 July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3650 |
From Charles Langstaff [after 22? April 1868]
Summary
Describes the appearance of the nose in crying.
| Author: | Charles Langstaff |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 22? Apr 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7413 |
From W. E. Darwin 30 January [1881]
Summary
Discusses his election to the Geological Society, worm researches, GHD’s travels, investments,G J Romanes on Samuel Butler, the snow, politics.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Jan [1881] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 87) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13033F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … between this letter and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 . CD had collected …
- … from W. E. Darwin, 1 January [1881] , and letter to W. E. Darwin, 3 January [1881] ). …
- … from Dartmouth to Madeira ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 ). Sara Darwin . John …
- … E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 and n. 2. See letter to W. E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 and n. 3. …
- … E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 ). William was elected on 9 March 1881 ( Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 37 (1880–1): 236). See letter …
- … E. Darwin, 25 January 1881 and n. 4. William had suggested buying shares in the Southampton Dock Company (see letter …
From H. E. Darwin to W. E. Darwin [18 May 1864]
Summary
CD would like to see Rhamnus, as an American species is dimorphic.
Sends red cowslip pollen to be measured.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [18 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 118 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4442 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … the letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [17 May 1864] , and the letters from W. …
- … A41–3, 50, and DAR 111. See letter to W. E. Darwin, [14–17 May 1864] and n. 2. George …
- … are from 1866 (see, for example, letter to W. E. Darwin, 20 June [1866] ( Calendar no. …
- … E. Darwin, 18 May [1864] and [19 May 1864] . For CD’s query regarding Menyanthes , see the letter …
- … E. Darwin, [16 March 1864] , n. 3). Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) for Saturday 21 May 1864: ‘Boys from school’. James Mackintosh Wedgwood. See letter …
- … E. Darwin, [17 May 1864] . No recent reference to Rhamnus , the buckthorn, has been found in CD’s correspondence. In 1861, CD asked Joseph Dalton Hooker where he could purchase a specimen after Asa Gray wrote that a North American species ( Rhamnus lanceolatus ) was dimorphic (see Correspondence vol. 9, letter …
To E. W. Badger [19 July 1880]
Summary
CD is honoured to have a medal named after him by an organisation [Midland Union of Natural History Societies] dedicated to the advancement of science. [See 12660.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward William Badger |
| Date: | [19 July 1880] |
| Classmark: | Manchester Guardian, 2 May 1882, p. 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12660A |
From Emma Darwin to T. H. Farrer [16 October 1877]
Summary
CD desires her to say that the cream of THF’s letter of congratulations about William [Darwin]’s marriage [to Sara Sedgwick] lay in the P.S. about "the beloved worms, and not in any such trifles as marrying, &c".
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | [16 Oct 1877] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11268 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … the Farrers at Abinger Hall since July (see letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [ …
- … 1877] (DAR 219.9: 146), and letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [8 July 1877] (DAR …
- … secret until Sara’s family in America had heard the news ( letter from W. E. Darwin to H. …
- … E. Litchfield, (see letter from W. E. Darwin to H. …
- … Darwin’s engagement (see n. 2, below). In 1877, 16 October was a Tuesday. Farrer’s letter has not been found, but he probably wrote to congratulate the Darwins on the engagement of Sara to William and to commiserate on the news of Richard Buckley Litchfield’s recent illness (see letter to H. E. …
- … E. Litchfield, [28 September 1877] (DAR 219.8: 32)). Their engagement was publicly announced on 13 October 1877 ( letter from Elizabeth Darwin …
From W. E. Darwin [3 March 1872]
Summary
Sends dirt residue of chalk samples for David Forbes to examine.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [3 Mar 1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8220 |
To W. E. Darwin [19 May 1864]
Summary
Mentions WED’s extraordinary discovery of some pollen-grains of different sizes. The observations must be followed up.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [19 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 186 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5333 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … between this letter and the letters from W. E. Darwin, 18 May [1864] and [20 May 1864] ( …
- … see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from W. E. Darwin, 18 May [1864] . For CD’s query …
- … E. Darwin, 18 May [1864] . William had included sketches of the anthers of long-styled and short-styled flowers of Pulmonaria angustifolia (blue cowslip); see also letter …
- … E. Darwin, [17 May 1864] ( Correspondence vol. 12). For CD’s interest in Rhamnus (buckthorn), see ibid. , letter …
- … Darwin, [18 May 1864] and n. 2. Most of CD’s work on Rhamnus was done in 1866 (see Correspondence vol. 14). The mare was evidently a horse that William planned to buy, but which was kept at Down for some time (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from H. E. …
To Henrietta Emma Darwin [8 February 1870]
Summary
Sends MS [of chs. 3 and 4, "Comparison of the mental powers of man and the lower animals", Descent] to HED for her criticism. CD fears parts are too much like a sermon; "who wd ever have thought I shd turn parson?"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [8 Feb 1870] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 58373: 1–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7124 |
From W. E. Darwin [26–8 June 1866]
Summary
He has had a great struggle with Buckthorn, and would like CD to see the measurements some time.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [26–8 June 1866] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5136F |
Matches: 3 hits
- … of the flower (see Correspondence vol. 14, letter from W. E. Darwin, 29 June [1866] ). …
- … between this letter, the letter from W. E. Darwin, [23 June 1866] , and the letter …
- … E. Darwin, 29 June [1866] ( Correspondence vol. 14). William had collected flowers of buckthorn ( Rhamnus cathartica ) on the Isle of Wight on 26 June 1866 (see Correspondence vol. 14, letter …
From Emma and Charles Darwin to W. E. Darwin [20 May 1864]
Summary
CD much obliged for specimen and drawings.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [20 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: A7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3366 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, [19 May 1864] , and by George …
- … Forms of flowers , p. 115). See letter from W. E. Darwin, [19 May 1864] and n. 8. The …
- … at Maer until 1847, had recently visited Down (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. …
- … 18 May 1864] and n. 4. See letter from W. E. Darwin, [19 May 1864] and n. 3. CD wrote …
- … Darwin, [17 May 1864] and n. 4). For CD’s speculation on the self-fertility of short-styled Pulmonaria angustifolia , see letter to W. E. …
From E. A. Darwin 10 September [1871]
Summary
Writes to check on stock certificates received.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B76–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7931 |
To W. E. Darwin 5 May [1864]
Summary
Experiment instructions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 5 May [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4483 |
From W. E. Darwin 28 February [1882]
Summary
Gives information about the Great Western Railway dividend.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1882] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 114) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13711F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … You affect | son | W. E Darwin Thank Mother for her letter. I have not seen Godfrey, and …
- … between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, 4 January 1882 . William had …
- … to Cambridge University (letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, 10 January 1882 (DAR …
- … E. Darwin, 4 January 1882 ). CD recorded a dividend payment of £116 10 s . 5 d . on 2 March 1882 (CD’s Account books–banking account (Down House MS)). The letter …
To H. E. Darwin [March] 1870
Summary
Responds to her suggested corrections [of Descent].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [Mar] 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7123 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] , and letter from H. E. Darwin, [after 8 February …
- … between this letter, the letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] , and the letter from …
- … E. Darwin, [25 March 1870] (DAR 219.9: 82), in which Emma asks Henrietta to write when she receives a manuscript. This manuscript was presumably that of the chapter or chapters of Descent following those on the mental powers of humans and animals. CD had asked Henrietta, who was travelling in France and Italy, to read the manuscript of Descent ; see letter …
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