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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 Apr 1863
Source of text:
DAR 160: 75
Summary:

Expresses hope that CD is ready to pronounce sentence on his book;

he relates his financial position and mentions that he hopes to get a position at the British Museum.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 May [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 160: 76
Summary:

His satisfaction at CD’s acceptance of book as well as total public acceptance. Murray has given him a £250 advance. His pleasure at Asa Gray’s words.

Next task will be to write on origin [of species] by segregation of local races.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Sept 1863
Source of text:
DAR 160: 77
Summary:

HWB’s concern over CD’s poor health.

Gives accounts of reviews of his book in the Times and in the Revue des Deux-Mondes by E.-D. Forgues ["Un naturaliste sous l’équateur", Rev. Deux-Mondes 46 (1863): 703–37].

Thanks CD for the A. Gray review of his paper [see 4022].

Reports his current work is a monograph on Mantidae.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Oct 1863
Source of text:
DAR 160: 78
Summary:

Returns Gray’s review [of paper on mimetic analogy, Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 36 (1863): 285–90]

and expresses his sorrow over CD’s health.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Jan 1865
Source of text:
DAR 160: 79
Summary:

Pleased at receiving CD’s letter.

HWB informs him of favourable notice of the mimetic paper [in Wiegmann’s Arch. Naturgesch. 29 (1863) pt 2: 315–19].

He is pleased with his post [Asst. Sec. of Royal Geographical Society].

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 Mar 1865
Source of text:
DAR 160: 80
Summary:

Expresses pleasure at signs of CD’s recovery.

HWB’s work on the identification of species of the genus Colobthea; relates the large number of modifications that occur in the sexual organs of closely allied species. Does not doubt that this contributes greatly to multiplication of species in nature.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Mar 1865
Source of text:
DAR 160: 81
Summary:

He encloses a portrait and asks for one of CD.

He has sent mimetic paper to B. D. Walsh.

Mentions work at Royal Geographical Society on N. Pole business [plans for an Arctic expedition, eventually postponed until 1875–6].

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 Dec 1866
Source of text:
DAR 160: 82
Summary:

HWB sends a copy [missing] of Boutakoff’s letter, explaining that the deer were saiga antelopes and the islands were new discoveries.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
11 Mar 1867
Source of text:
DAR 82: A36–9, A46–7
Summary:

Sexual ornamentation of insects: coloration of Epicalia genus [of tropical S. American butterflies];

horned genera of lamellicorn beetles [see Descent 1: 370, 388].

Wallace brought CD’s question about gay-coloured caterpillars before the Entomological Society. Members now seeking explanations.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Mar 1867
Source of text:
DAR 205.10: 95 (Letters)
Summary:

Working on sexual differences in collection of horned beetles and will send CD results.

Answers CD’s questions [sent on behalf of Miss Tollet of Betley Hall, Staffs.] on mimicry – how it helps prevent extinction, the modifications occurring with a change of habitat until mimicry occurred.

Also gives some cases of sexual differences.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 Feb 1868
Source of text:
DAR 86: A4–5
Summary:

Has put question of proportion of sexes in insects to the Entomological Society. Quotes H. T. Stainton and F. Smith. Cites some cases mentioned by other members.

Is reading Variation; does not quite understand Pangenesis.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
21 Feb 1868
Source of text:
DAR 82: A32–3
Summary:

Comments on J. O. Westwood’s entomological nomenclature.

Discusses the organs for stridulation in Orthoptera [see Descent 1: 352ff].

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 Feb 1868
Source of text:
DAR 82: A34–5
Summary:

Finds no absolute differences in size of sexes of Copridae. Gives several other genera in which males are larger than females.

Confirms his view of stridulation organ of house cricket. [see Descent 1: 354–5.]

Tells CD of a powerful convert to Darwinism: H. von Kiesenwetter of Berlin.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Mar 1868
Source of text:
DAR 82: A40–1
Summary:

Results of his examination of divergence in sexual coloration of tropical American butterflies. [See Descent 1: 389 on Junonia and Papilio.]

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 Apr 1868
Source of text:
DAR 82: A42–3
Summary:

In addition to the drawing of a caterpillar which CD intends to use,

HWB sends information on differences of colour and pattern between the sexes of species of Papilio.

Argynnis diana and A. sagana have females that are brightly coloured, but these may be cases of protective mimicry.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 May 1868
Source of text:
DAR 160: 83
Summary:

HWB thinks he can buy specimens of male and female insects at Mr Janson’s.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 May 1868
Source of text:
DAR 160: 84
Summary:

He has been occupied with Royal Geographical Society anniversary meeting, but did go to Janson and selected various specimens for CD, some of which have remarkable stridulating organs.

The habits of Lethrus are found in Kirby and Spence’s Introduction [to entomology, 7th ed. (1856)].

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 160: 85
Summary:

Because of work on the first number of the new Royal Geographical Society magazine, a manual of geography, and other things, HWB finds he must decline CD’s invitation.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 160: 86
Summary:

Informs CD of K. G. Semper’s desire to meet him and to discuss new information on volcanic phenomena, geographical distribution, etc.

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From:
Henry Walter Bates
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
8 June 1869
Source of text:
DAR 160: 87
Summary:

Ashamed that members of the Entomological Society have almost no information on sex ratio of bred insects in response to CD’s query of months ago. One exception, William Buckler, promises results. [See Descent 1: 313.]

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