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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
CD has had an offer to go on a voyage of discovery for two years. RWD objects strongly, but will let CD make his case and if JW agrees with CD, RWD will change his position. In a postscript RWD adds, "Charles has quite given up … the voyage."
RWD had made up his mind to give up his objection to the Beagle voyage if JW did not take the same view. If Charles continues to want to go after further inquiry, will give him every assistance.
They are impatient for CD’s arrival.
EW is reading F. Head’s "gallop" [Rapid journeys across the Pampas (1826)] "to get up a little knowledge for him".
CD has nearly settled in favour of living in Cambridge.
CD will not get to Maer that week. The Langtons are leaving and will meet him at Shrewsbury.
Describes CD’s visit to Maer on his return from Beagle voyage.
Tells of the pleasure that CD’s visit gave the family.
The Darwin family are anxious for FEEW’s and Hensleigh’s opinions of CD’s journal. EW is convinced that Henry Holland is wrong if he thinks it not worth publishing.
Regrets he cannot come to music meeting in Birmingham because he is very busy with the proofs of his book [Journal of researches]. A waste of life to spend a summer in ugly Marlborough Street.
RWD’s happiness that Emma has accepted CD’s proposal of marriage.
JW’s satisfaction in bestowing Emma on CD.
[A note from Emma on cover thanks RWD for the way the family have received her.]
Reports on Josiah Wedgwood [II], who is seriously ill.
Gives an account of his father’s illness.
Note of hand, signed by CD, for £260 13s 6d.
Family financial matters.
Requests to JW III and EAD as trustees of the marriage-settlement, to make some funds available.
CD and Emma request transfer of some shares to E. A. Darwin.
Instructs FW to send off a bundle of deeds which he holds for their trust.
Concerning the purchase of shares.
Writes about Emma’s trust account investments and calls due upon them. Sends his record and asks JW to bring it up to date.
Gives details of the illness of R. W. Darwin.