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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Staying with W. D. Fox on the Isle of Wight. Offers to find Pulmonaria plants.
Arrangements about a purchase of land.
Encloses his marriage present, which he fears Sara [Darwin née Sedgwick] will think "atrociously unsentimental", but he hopes useful.
Thanks CD for present of £300.
Asks for key and letter to be sent to him at the New University Club in London.
Returns [unspecified] enclosure.
Discussing a purchase of land.
Pleased to hear about GHD’s paper at the Royal Society.
"Dia" [as a prefix] means "through, across".
WED’s wife would like to meet the Huxleys.
Extract from Athenæum 11 May [1878], p. 606, of R. I. Lynch on germination of the provision tree.
Has taken OCM to the photographer’s, and is sending photographs to be signed.
Writes of Anthony Rich’s bequest.
Surprised and delighted by Mr Rich’s bequest as it will greatly increase his income. Intends to leave money to the Royal Society to contribute to science. Houses in London are a good investment even in times that are nervous for bankers.
Sends figures on increase in value of North Western Railway stocks. Says consol stock considered much more secure for bankers. Does not think his own bank is in danger of a run. Is glad to see the Emperor of Prussia has confirmed CD’s appointment to Academy. Is snowing at Bassett.
G[eorge] has visited A[nthony] R[ich] at Worthing.
Thanks CD profusely for the circular which detailed his and Emma Darwin’s plans to increase their children’s income. Thinks a few hundred really makes the difference for feeling really rich, especially as he now knows how important it is for bankers to have available personal savings.
Wants WED to thank F. de Chaumont for some valuable observations.
Discusses his work on Dr Erasmus Darwin’s life.
There is a hyacinth growing upside down in Hankinson’s garden. Sends picture of it. Leslie Stephen knows of no worthwhile sources of information on Dr Erasmus Darwin.
Sends CD petition from Olmstead and asks him to forward it around to get good signatures.