From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
7 Mar [1852]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 80)
Summary:
Congratulates and "condoles" with WDF on a tenth child.
On education, he has not had courage to break away from "the old stereotyped stupid classical education"; has sent William to Rugby.
The first Ray Society volume [Living Cirripedia] is finished.
Has joined in a society to prosecute violators of the act against use of children in climbing chimneys.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project