Search: Darwin, E. A. in author 
Darwin, E. A. in correspondent 
No in transcription-available 
Sorted by:

Showing 101–115 of 115 items

DCP-LETT-9

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[10 Jan 1825]
Source of text:
DAR 204: 7
Summary:

Saw a mineral salesman, but he had nothing CD does not already have.

EAD has a piece of petrified sponge and some curious coal that John Price pulled out of his fire.

Griffith’s Animal kingdom [Griffith, Edward, et al. 1827–35. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, … with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. 16 vols. London] just being published. He is sure CD would like it.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9069

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
25 Sept [1873]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B90–1
Summary:

EAD sees advantages to Frank’s becoming CD’s assistant.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-9197

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[c. 22 Nov 1875]
Source of text:
DAR 58.1: 130–1
Summary:

Calculates ounce and gram equivalents of pints (old and imperial).

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-9270

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Feb [1874?]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B93
Summary:

George brought a plant from Cambridge, which he is keeping for CD.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-9365

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 [Mar 1874]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B92
Summary:

Reports the balloting [for Henry Parker at the Athenaeum?] went off just right.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-10146

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
1 Sept [1875?]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B126
Summary:

Reports on health [of unidentified woman].

EAD will not think of coming to Down until their return.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-4374

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
30 [Mar 1864?]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B118
Summary:

Sends Effie’s [K. E. Wedgwood] letter;

recounts other family news.

Is interested in CD’s thoughts on podophyllin.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-4671

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
11 Nov [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B116–17
Summary:

CD’s Copley Medal. The numbers were ten to eight in CD’s favour but the Cambridge men mustered strongly for Sedgwick.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-4942

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
25 [Nov 1865]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B119–20
Summary:

Does not like the photos; thinks they should try again.

Last account of Susan Darwin reports she is having a good deal of faintness.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-5334

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
[before 19 Nov 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B121
Summary:

Caroline says Jos [Wedgwood III] is "much pulled down".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-5335

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
[before 3 Feb 1867?]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B122–3
Summary:

Will be glad to see her on 4th.

Thinks Hensleigh is getting better, very slowly.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-8666

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
9 Dec [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B124–5
Summary:

Charles Landseer would like to know whether dogs have orbicular muscles.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-8874

From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
24 Apr [1873]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B88
Summary:

Lady Lyell has died of typhoid.

Herbert Spencer is anxious to know about the state of affairs [fund for Huxley].

Edinburgh Review article [review of Expression, Edinburgh Rev. 137 (1873): 492–528] is "a thoroughly nasty unfair review as ever I read".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
thumbnail

DCP-LETT-4460F

From:
William Erasmus Darwin; Erasmus Alvey Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Salt
Date:
12 Apr 1864
Source of text:
Rachel Salt (private collection); sold at Spink’s (dealers), July 2018
Summary:

Instructions concerning the payment of the principal and interest of the mortgage to Mr Childe.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1188F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin; Nassau William Senior; John Stevens Henslow; Baden Powell; Bonamy Price; Thomas Jodrell Phillips; Thomas Jodrell Phillips-Jodrell; James Heywood; Edmund Walker Head, 8th baronet; Thomas James Agar Robartes; Philip le Breton; George Nugent Grenville, 2d Baron Nugent of Carlanstown; Charles Lyell, 1st baronet; Harry Calvert, 2d baronet; Harry Verney, 2d baronet; Peter John Locke King; Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke; Joseph Kay; Edward France Percival; Edward Horsman; Erasmus Alvey Darwin; Hensleigh Wedgwood; Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
To:
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Date:
[10 July 1848]
Source of text:
Cambridge Pamphlets, Folio Series, vol. 4: CUL Cam.a.500.5/124
Summary:

Ask JR to advise the Queen to issue Her Royal Commission of Inquiry into the best methods of securing the improvement of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Repository
Contributor
Transcription available