Asks whether WSD would be interested in translating Ernst Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin [Kosmos 4 (1879): 397–424] into English.
Asks whether WSD would be interested in translating Ernst Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin [Kosmos 4 (1879): 397–424] into English.
Asks WSD to suspend the enclosed certificate.
Suggestions on listing authors in the index [for Variation].
CD was frustrated by the delay [in producing index for Variation], but was quite mollified by WSD’s note; is sorry the work turned out so badly for him.
A letter strongly recommending him for the post of Assistant Secretary of the Geological Society.
Accepts the proposed corrections of his spelling except for "chloèn". [WSD was preparing the index for Descent, vol. 2.]
Suggests references that might answer CD’s [unidentified] request for information about coral islands.
Offers to translate [E. Krause’s] "Erasmus Darwin" for £10.
Thanks CD for signing his certificate for the Royal Society.
Repeats his willingness to translate E. Krause’s "Erasmus Darwin".
Has received the enlarged MS for Erasmus Darwin from E. Krause.
Has difficulty with E. Krause’s orthography and quotations.
Asks CD to lend him Anna Seward’s biography [Memoirs of the life of Dr Darwin (1804)].
Has CD seen Samuel Butler’s Evolution, old and new [1879], which contains a biography of Erasmus Darwin and exposition of his philosophy? "Does not this rather take the wind out of our sails?"
Has finished the first part of Krause’s MS [of Erasmus Darwin]. Expects to receive the concluding portion soon.
Has just received concluding portion of Krause’s MS.
Thanks CD for sending volumes of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s works. Hopes to finish Krause’s MS in a fortnight.
Difficulties with Krause’s handwriting and the time required to correct his sources have delayed the translation [of Erasmus Darwin].
Last minute checking of some quotations has delayed his translation [of Erasmus Darwin].
WSD sent MS of his translation of Erasmus Darwin on 6 August. Hopes CD received all of it.
He has no cause to complain at CD’s suppression of parts of his translation. Will do his best to correct and improve the proofs.
Acknowledges proofs of Erasmus Darwin.