Henry Holland thought CD would be interested to know that Buxton’s brewery cannot go on with their own yeast, but are obliged to interchange with other breweries.
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Henry Holland thought CD would be interested to know that Buxton’s brewery cannot go on with their own yeast, but are obliged to interchange with other breweries.
Encloses list of CD’s publications.
CD’s Copley Medal. The numbers were ten to eight in CD’s favour but the Cambridge men mustered strongly for Sedgwick.
Gives Lyell’s report of conversation with Sabine about the grounds for the award of CD’s [Copley] Medal.
Discusses the affairs of the late Edward Evans for whom CD and EAD are trustees.
Has got CD’s [Copley] Medal, "it is rather ugly to look at, & too light to turn into candlesticks".
Sends a power of attorney to be executed and sent to the Old Bank; asks acknowledgment.
Has signed for the shares. Fears CD’s "good time" has not lasted long.
Sends an allotment of shares which he presumes are Emma’s.
Sends a "Lanc & York" [railway share?].
John Brent [book?] has come, and he will send it.
Hopes CD will visit again.
Does not like the photos; thinks they should try again.
Last account of Susan Darwin reports she is having a good deal of faintness.
Lyell calculates enviously that CD can do more work than any of the philosophers.
More suggestions for the laboratory, including some experiments.
Suggests two ways of financing what Susan will owe Catherine’s estate.
Division of Catherine’s estate.
Arrangements for EAD’s will.
Wishes CD would pay him another visit.
Has been offered proof impressions of Maguire’s portrait of CD.
Sorry to hear of CD’s "heap of maladies".
Georgina [Tollet?] wants to see the review in the Quarterly Journal of Science [3 (1866): 151–76].
Would CD like to have Susan’s Indian chessmen?
EAD should settle something about the house but has no power without consent of all parties.
Caroline looks worn – it has been a most painful time.
Disposal of Susan’s effects.
Frank and Henry [Parker] are executors.
EAD is bringing away a large packet of CD’s letters from abroad.
Disposal of Susan’s effects. Legacies to CD’s children. EAD has taken the letters and papers and asked Henry [Parker] to forward the George Richmond pictures of CD and Emma.
Caroline looks "miserably ill".
Caroline says Jos [Wedgwood III] is "much pulled down".