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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
18 June [1860]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 129)
Summary:

Has WDF ever observed musk ducks laying eggs in high places? The case bears on retention of aboriginal habits.

Also wants data on period of gestation of dog breeds. [See Variation 1: 30.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
18 Oct [1860]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 130)
Summary:

The hybrid case is most curious, if true. So many have tried to get hybrids from hare and rabbit.

Has done little regular work – correspondence on Origin has been gigantic.

Has amused himself working on power of Drosera to catch flies.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
15 Feb 1836
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 48)
Summary:

Finds the voyage tedious at present.

Expects that the different scientific societies will be of the greatest use to his work in London when he returns home.

Gives some impressions of Australia.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
17 Dec [1860]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 130a)
Summary:

Writes of family photographs and health.

Is at work on an enlarged [3d] edition of Origin.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
9 Jan [1861]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 126)
Summary:

Thanks WDF for an inkstand that keeps ink from getting muddy.

Asks if WDF can verify truth of a statement that white sows carry their young for a longer or shorter time (CD forgets which) than other colours. Presumes it is false, "but many odd peculiarities are correlated with colour".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
6 Nov [1836]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 49)
Summary:

All his affairs are most prosperous. Has found many who will undertake description of animals; he will work at the geology. Lyell has been most friendly and kind.

CD has been proposed to the Geological Society.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
8 July [1861]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 131)
Summary:

Family news.

Henslow’s death a sad loss. Leonard Jenyns will write a biography.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
15 Dec [1836]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 50)
Summary:

Informs WDF of his activities since the Beagle landed.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[12 Mar 1837]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 51)
Summary:

Finished going over his geological specimens at Cambridge, and is now in London.

Describes his plans for writing the journal, and later the geology and zoology of the Beagle voyage.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
12 May [1862]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 132)
Summary:

Asks if WDF has ever crossed wild and common turkeys. Would like to quote his authority [see Variation 1: 292].

Also curious whether WDF has known the so-called japanned peacock to appear from common peacock [Variation 1: 290].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[17 May 1862]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 133)
Summary:

Thanks WDF for interesting letter about turkeys. Would be grateful for information on fertility of the hybrids.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
7 July [1837]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 52)
Summary:

Has finished the Journal; is readying it for the press.

Adds family news including Caroline’s forthcoming marriage to Josiah Wedgwood III.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
12 Sept [1862]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 134)
Summary:

WDF’s information on turkeys will be useful when CD resumes his half-finished volume [see Variation 1: 292].

Illness in the family.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
20 [Sept 1862]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 135)
Summary:

Would like to go to Cambridge [for BAAS meeting]. Reminisces about his student days.

Pleased that WDF likes his book [Orchids]. At one time CD agreed with Lyell that he was an ass to publish it.

Working on dimorphism and sensibility of other plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
28 Aug [1837]
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-76)
Summary:

Proof-sheets [of Journal of researches] are tumbling in. Mentions future plans for Zoology and geological works. Has £1000 from Government for illustrations.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[11 Dec 1837]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 53)
Summary:

Writes following his visit to WDF.

Mentions fossils Fox has collected.

News of Albert Way.

Hensleigh Wedgwood has resigned his post because of scruples about taking oaths.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[10 Feb 1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 136)
Summary:

Invites WDF to Down.

His stomach now so bad he cannot stay, even with close relations, for more than half an hour at a time.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
9 Mar [1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 138)
Summary:

Has quoted WDF on crossing white and slate muscovy ducks [Variation 2: 40]. When not crossed, do these breed true?

Will also quote him on Mr Woodd’s white ewes that produced black lambs by a ram with only black spots [Variation 2: 30].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
16 [Mar 1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 137)
Summary:

If WDF should hear what ram was put to the ewes, CD would like to add it [see Variation 2: 30].

Will add "cautiously" that WDF believes white and slate muscovy ducks breed true [Variation 2: 40].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
23 Mar [1863]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.292)
Summary:

Thanks WDF for authentic details of number and colour of lambs [Variation 2: 30].

Complains of his eczema.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project