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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Advise against making any reply to Samuel Butler’s charges.
The Litchfields and George Darwin think care should be taken that E. Krause’s reply to S. Butler’s Unconscious memory does not appear to be instigated by CD. Suggest it be sent to Popular Science Review, not Athenæum.
John Lubbock wants a copy of Origin (4th ed.) for Philip Norman.
Age at which babies first shed tears.
Describes expression of her baby when crying.
Possible quotations about shame for CD.
Observations on expression of her dog for CD.
Chauncey Wright’s title is "Secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences".
Describes the wedding party given for herself and Richard Buckley Litchfield at the Working Men’s College in London.
Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
About the distribution of [surplus income] funds among the children.
A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.
Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".
Advises his children as to how some money will be distributed among them.
Send CD a present of a fur coat.
Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.