From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 6 Apr 1861]
Source of text:
DAR 48: 69
Summary:
A bee’s sting always remains behind.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[24 Dec 1861]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 6
Summary:
Arrangements for sending Quiz.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Jan [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 167.1: 7
Summary:
Quiz has been sent off to Down.
JBI will leave for Scotland on Monday.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 Feb [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 167.1: 8
Summary:
Reports on a bird, offspring of a male mule between a canary and greenfinch, and a hen canary.
Family news.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 May [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 9
Summary:
About Quiz and [Horace Darwin’s] health.
Asks whether CD has tried W. B. Tegetmeier’s beehives.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Dec [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 10
Summary:
News of family and friends.
Saw a white rabbit with black-tipped ears on a moor where only brown ones commonly and black ones occasionally dwell.
Contributor:
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From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Aug [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 11
Summary:
Duke of Argyll has been dubbed "Duke Darwinii" by papers.
Large number of toads have been found in railway cuttings; wishes a scientific observer had taken pains to explain where they came from.
Comments on Scottish schools and on the morals of the adult poor.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Sept [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 12
Summary:
Explains "Duke Darwinii" reference [in 4283].
Family news.
Writes of Scottish immorality and pious talk.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Dec [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 13
Summary:
Suggests a new school for CD’s son [Horace].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Sept [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 5
Summary:
Recommends a tutor for CD’s son.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Jan 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 14
Summary:
Sends school subscription to CD as treasurer. Hopes Henrietta will assist in teaching there.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Jan 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 15
Summary:
Congratulates CD on son’s [George’s] distinction [Second Wrangler] at Cambridge.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 June 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 16
Summary:
Writes about difficulties in which S. J. O. Horsman, curate at Down, has involved himself and others. Horsman has said he would resign. JBI offers to give up his interests in the living at Down.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 June [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 167: 17
Summary:
Further discussion of the difficulties with S. J. O’H. Horsman [curate at Down].
Contributor:
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From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
31 Aug 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 18
Summary:
JBI has been charmed with Variation. Does not think there is really any theological difficulty in the "predestination of variation".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 19
Summary:
The election of 1868.
Remarkable deflection of the plummet observed east of Forres.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Dec 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 20
Summary:
Full background on the difficulties of the vicarage of Down.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Dec 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 21
Summary:
Describes a supposed cross between a cow and a red deer or doe.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Dec 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 22
Summary:
Will try to get more information about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].
The rumours about John Robinson [curate of Down] cause JBI concern. He will seek to get the facts – will try to protect Robinson against malicious rumours, but if he is immoral he must go forthwith.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Brodie Innes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 Dec 1868
Source of text:
DAR 167: 23, 23a
Summary:
Hopes Miss [Sarah Elizabeth] Wedgwood will sell part of her land for a parsonage at Down. Recounts his futile efforts to obtain land in the past.
Encloses news item about the supposed hybrid [of cow and deer].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project