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DCP-LETT-11913

From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Mar [1879]
Source of text:
DAR 99: 172–4
Summary:

Sends family news;

describes what remains of his "menagerie" and tells of his interest in the framework of his son’s German badger-hound.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-11995

From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
George Howard Darwin
Date:
15 Apr [1879]
Source of text:
DAR 99: 175–6
Summary:

Fears he cannot give much information for CD’s book [Erasmus Darwin]. Recounts how his mother’s health was improved by Erasmus Darwin’s treatment. Remembers being attacked as a boy by an angry lady whose beautiful teeth were extracted by Dr Darwin "to cure some nervous spasms".

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-12006

From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
George Howard Darwin
Date:
21 Apr [1879]
Source of text:
DAR 99: 177–8
Summary:

Has no letters or papers [of Erasmus Darwin].

Suggests CD cite some of Erasmus Darwin’s poems to answer the charge of atheism [see Erasmus Darwin, p. 44].

Recounts a story of a remarkable cure by Dr Darwin, showing his sagacity and daring.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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