From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Apr [1870?]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B74
Summary:
"Your financial operations excite my envy beyond words." Reports on stock just received.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[May 1844 – 1 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 39: 28–30
Summary:
Sends calculations of angles of elevation [of sea-bottom, for South America?].
Swale has sent Lady Willoughby’s diary, which EAD will forward to CD.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Aug [1859 or later]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B68
Summary:
Wonders whether CD would be interested in a book by Dr Bucknell [J. C. Bucknill?] on psychology.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Sept [1871]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B76–7
Summary:
Writes to check on stock certificates received.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 [Sept 1871]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B78–9
Summary:
Sees mistake he made on certificates; will make list for future use.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Sept [1871]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B80
Summary:
Location of stock certificates.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 13 Sept 1871]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B75
Summary:
Georgina [Tollet?] is eager to see a copy of Chauncey Wright’s pamphlet [Darwinism (1871)].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Apr [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B81
Summary:
Encloses a letter from Mr Moran, conveyed by Mr Lawrence.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 Nov [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B82–3, DAR 160: 126
Summary:
Encloses a letter from Lady Bell, which should be burnt when read.
Discusses finances.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
11 Dec [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B84–5
Summary:
Thinks Mr Salt has not understood about their wills and wants to clarify the matter when he has heard from CD.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Dec [1872]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B86–7
Summary:
Hopes to have a visit to discuss proportions to be left to the children under their wills; thinks 5/6 to the boys, 1/6 to the girls who "will have as much as is good for them".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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
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
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
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
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
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
Text Online
From:
E. A. Darwin
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
23 January 1833
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Henslow letters 15
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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
Author
- Darwin, E. A.
- Darwin, C. R.2
- Breton, Philip le1
- Calvert, Harry1
- Darwin, W. E.1
- Farrer, T. H.1
- Grenville, G. N.1
- Head, E. W.1
- Henslow, J. S.1
- Heywood, James1
- Horsman, Edward1
- Kay, Joseph1
- King, P. J. L.1
- Lyell, Charles1
- Percival, E. F.1
- Phillips, T. J.1
- Phillips-Jodrell, T. J.1
- Powell, Baden1
- Price, Bonamy1
- Robartes, T. J. A.1
- Senior, N. W.1
- Verney, Harry1
- Wedgwood, Hensleigh1
- Yorke, H. G. R.1