Wollaston’s situation hopeless; he must go to Boulogne or Jersey to live. A friend will keep his collection and books together.

JDH’s opinion of Wollaston’s Coleoptera Hesperidum [1867].

Cannot read Duke of Argyll.

CD’s view of Asa Gray as foreign member of Royal Society; compares him to Candolle.

Queries concerned with translating vol. 2 of Variation.

Thanks CD for present [of Variation].

Congratulates CD on success of his son George in mathematical tripos.

Gives his speculative thoughts on geographical, political, and biological factors in the origin and development of human races.

Thanks for Variation. Expects to be made more ashamed by his ignorance of the "influence of inheritance on the variations and mixtures of disease".

Congratulations on George’s attaining Second Wrangler.

Variation has just arrived. Wishes he had two heads or a body that needed no rest.

Many thanks for the book [Variation].

Congratulates CD on son’s [George’s] distinction [Second Wrangler] at Cambridge.

Thanks CD for sending him Variation and for honouring his name by its frequent mention in the work.

Congratulations on George Darwin’s performance at Cambridge.

Thanks for copy of CD’s latest book [Variation].

European converts to CD’s theory.

Congratulations on George Darwin’s success at Cambridge

and CD’s world-wide reputation.

Notes on the taxonomy of Primula.

On the proportion of sexes in crabs; coloration and structural differences.

Corrections [incorporated in 2d issue of Variation].

His Majesty the King of Prussia has conferred upon CD the Order, Pour le Mérite, for Sciences and Arts.

Congratulates [G. H. Darwin] on being Second Wrangler.

Thanks CD for Variation.

Sends some Australian boiled beef for CD to sample.

Congratulations on George Darwin’s success at Cambridge.

Discussion of the pig in light of CD’s Variation.

Work of Hermann von Nathusius [Die Racen des Schweines (1860)].

Describes his lectures on CD’s theory.

Thanks CD for copy of Variation. Comments on book.

Describes work of two protégés in Jena: Nicolas von Miklucho[-Maclay] and Anton Dohrn.

His cousin, Wilhelm Bleek, is sending an article about the origin of language.

Asks to keep book a few months longer but will return it if CD needs it [Webb and Berthelot, Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries, vol. 3, pt 1: Géographie botanique (1840)].

Describes research on Siphonophora.

Describes life in Jena. Mentions alpine accident during wedding trip.