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DCP-LETT-13178

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
27 May 1881
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (LL/4)
Summary:

Agrees to sit for portrait. Thinks John Collier is a good artist, an opinion based on his portrait of Hooker.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13221

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
27 June [1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

CD is glad the portrait [of CD by John Collier] has been arranged; suggests dates, but feels he should have no say in the subscriptions or remuneration.

Thinks the Lakes are beautiful.

Is reading W. Graham’s The creed of science.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13232

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
4 July [1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.594)
Summary:

Is returning to Down.

Rejoices that GJR writes so much in Nature.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13279

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
7 Aug [1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.596)
Summary:

Encloses notice about Wilhelm Roux’s book [see 13118].

Comments on John Collier’s portrait.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13312

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
2 Sept 1881
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.597)
Summary:

Unable to contribute an essay to a symposium on the subject of vivisection. Objects to use of term "symposium".

Mentions articles of Hermann Müller.

Death of his brother Erasmus [26 Aug 1881].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13398

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
14 Oct [1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.598)
Summary:

Thanks GJR for his review of Earthworms [Nature 24 (1881): 553–6].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13479

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
12 Nov 1881
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.601)
Summary:

Discusses GJR’s controversy with the Duke [of Argyll] concerning Roux’s book [Der Kampf der Theile im Organismus (1881)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13536

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
8 Dec 1881
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.603)
Summary:

Discusses subscription for Grant Allen. Suggests present of microscope.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13544

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
10 Dec [1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.604)
Summary:

Declines to provide testimonial for J. C. Ewart, since he has already done so for Lankester. Was also asked by W. C. M’Intosh.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13556

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
17 [Dec 1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.606)
Summary:

Asks him to visit.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13578F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
[after 25 Dec 1881]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.614)
Summary:

Declines to write testimonial for J. C. Ewart.

Says if W. C. McIntosh ‘were to apply again, I could not refuse to allow him to use again my former testimonial’.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13592

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
1 Jan [1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.609)
Summary:

Describes grafting experiment of Baron de Villa Franca, which produced new varieties of sugar-cane. Encloses related documents.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13597

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
3 Jan [1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.610)
Summary:

Asks GJR’s opinion about grafting experiments on sugar-cane carried out by the Baron [de Villa Franca].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13600

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
6 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.611), DAR 207: 4
Summary:

Accepts GJR’s offer to prepare sugar-cane paper for publication [Villa Franca and Glass, "New varieties of sugar-cane", Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (1880–2): 30–1]. Suggests introduction and outline.

Agrees with GJR on microscope for Grant Allen.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13627

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
20 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.612)
Summary:

Prefers to make the present of microscope at once [to Grant Allen].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13638

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
23 [Jan 1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.613)
Summary:

Discusses present of microscope to Grant Allen.

Mentions sugar-cane paper [by Baron de Villa Franca].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13644

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
25 [Jan 1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.569)
Summary:

Agrees about Grant Allen affair.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13647

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
28 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.614)
Summary:

Agrees to write a page or two on behalf of Donald MacAlister.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13748F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
29 Mar [1882]
Source of text:
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (MS. Eng. d. 3823, fol. 11)
Summary:

Sends manuscript by Baron de Villa Franca on the apparent grafting of sugar canes.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13838

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
[before 26 Apr 1876]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.624)
Summary:

Asks to show GJR’s letter to George Darwin and other sons. A secret cannot be well kept.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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