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DCP-LETT-7049

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Edward William Blore
Date:
[Oct 1870 or later]
Source of text:
DAR 96: 82
Summary:

Horace Darwin wishes to have private tuition to help him pass the "Little Go" and so CD wonders if he might be excused College lectures for the present, to prevent undue strain.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-7333

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Julius Victor Carus
Date:
5 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 16–17)
Summary:

Sympathetic to JVC’s views on Franco-Prussian war [see 7332].

Astonished at JVC’s readiness to begin work. Will send sheets as soon as possible. Has asked Murray to charge for stereotypes of 64 woodblocks at cost. JVC must make his own agreement with publisher.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7335

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Main
Date:
6 Oct 1870
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.384)
Summary:

Regrets he is unable to correct his "little manual" ["Geology" in Manual of scientific enquiry (1849)]. Recommends that John Phillips revise it.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7337

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Wyville Thomson
Date:
10 Oct 1870
Source of text:
Christie’s, London (dealers) (13 July 2022, lot 59)
Summary:

Testimonial letter hoping that CWT will be successful in getting Chair of Natural History at Edinburgh.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-7340

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Julius Victor Carus
Date:
11 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 18)
Summary:

Sends first four sheets [of Descent]. Murray charges £14 for the 64 stereotypes.

Cannot supply copies of woodcuts from Brehm’s Illustrirtes Thierleben [1864–9]. Hopes JVC’s publisher will be able to arrange to include them.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7341

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
11 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 41–2)
Summary:

Glad to hear Dallas will do index of Descent, but he needs keeping up to the mark. Agrees to a Dutch edition.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7344

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
14 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 184–5
Summary:

Does not think so poorly of Nature as JDH does, by any means; fears Popular Science Review is rather ephemeral but more durable than Nature.

The case of the charlock.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7346

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Francis Darwin
Date:
18 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
DAR 211: 6
Summary:

Sends a cheque to pay off FD’s debts. Warns him of the dangers of overspending his income and advises him strongly to keep accounts.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7348

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
22 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 218–19)
Summary:

He agrees with his family that binding of Variation looks much better than Origin.

Asks JM to report the number of copies he has printed of Naturalist’s Voyage [Journal of researches].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6595

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alexander Agassiz
Date:
[23 Oct 1870?]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 7
Summary:

Suggests time for AA to visit.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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