From Leonard Darwin 1 March 1874
Summary
Notes on movements of Mimosa pudica.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.2: 158 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9328 |
From Leonard Darwin 3 May 1874
Summary
Experiments on sensitive plants.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 May 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 77 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9438 |
From Leonard Darwin 25 April 1878
Summary
Encloses two photos [missing].
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Apr 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11484 |
From Leonard Darwin 28 November 1877
Summary
LD is supplying coloured-glass light filters for CD’s experiments.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Nov 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 32 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11256 |
From Leonard Darwin 7 January 1878
Summary
LD’s chemical analysis of lamp-black.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.8: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11316 |
From Leonard Darwin 8 January 1878
Summary
Has been testing lamp-black for ammonia.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11317 |
From Leonard Darwin 12 October [1881]
Summary
Will be home on Saturday.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct [1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13395 |
From Leonard Darwin [29 March 1872]
Summary
Data relating to experiments; shrinkage of earth on drying.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [29 Mar 1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 75 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8260 |
From Leonard Darwin [before 27 June 1874]
Summary
LD has misplaced some figures on which he was to work.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 27 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 31 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9196 |
From Leonard Darwin 7 May 1879
Summary
Has been trying unsuccessfully to weigh something for CD.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 May 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12035 |
From Leonard Darwin [after 14 February 1874]
Summary
Statistics showing rate of decline of population in Sandwich Islands, 1832–72.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 14 Feb 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8709 |
From Leonard Darwin [after 4 March 1871]
Summary
Recommends a photographer to CD for Expression.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 4 Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7405 |
From Leonard Darwin [before 12 July] 1879
Summary
Suggests revisions in proofs of Erasmus Darwin.
[Letter wrongly dated Nov by LD.]
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 12 July] 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12160 |
From Leonard Jenyns [c. 30 March 1841]
Summary
LJ has had a letter from R. T. Lowe in Madeira who thinks Scorpaena histrio, a species from Galapagos described in no. 1 [of Fish], is the same as the one in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. LJ does not think it is possible.
| Author: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 30 Mar 1841] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 279 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-596 |
To Leonard Darwin 12 July [1879]
Summary
Will shorten or leave out many parts [of Erasmus Darwin] but cannot agree that it is not worth while to say something about the family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12153 |
To Leonard Darwin 12 August 1879
Summary
Coniston is most beautiful, but CD finds "there are too many human beings for my taste".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12191 |
To Leonard Darwin 26 July [1872]
Summary
CD cannot improve style [of Expression] without great changes. "I am sick of the subject, and myself, and the world".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 26 July [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8435 |
To Leonard Darwin 11 July [1872]
Summary
CD wants no more alterations than are necessary [to proofs of Expression]. Warns LD that "any alteration seems at first an improvement".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 11 July [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8404 |
From Leonard Jenyns 22 January [1862]
Summary
Sends proof-sheets of CD’s contribution to LJ’s Memoir of Henslow.
| Author: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Jan [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 168: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3406 |
From Leonard Jenyns 9 May 1868
Summary
Sends his notes on Florent Prévost’s reference to the habits of the cuckoo.
| Author: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 May 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 168: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6168 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (62) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (13) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (9) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (9) |
| Horner, Leonard | (1) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (33) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (33) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (24) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (14) |
| Horner, Leonard | (12) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (86) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (42) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (42) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (27) |
| Horner, Leonard | (13) |
