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DCP-LETT-1222

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
6 Feb [1849]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 71)
Summary:

His memory of his recently deceased father is a treasure to him.

Thanks WDF for information on the water-cure. Dislikes the thought of it.

Reports results of his experiments with tied-up fruit-trees.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1233

From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[6 Mar 1849]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 72)
Summary:

The entire family will set out for Malvern for six to eight weeks’ trial of J. M. Gully’s water-cure.

Family news.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1235

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
24 [Mar 1849]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 73)
Summary:

Reports progress with water-cure. Describes the treatment.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1240

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
18 Apr [1849]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 73a)
Summary:

Continues to improve, but water-cure has produced "indolence and stagnation of mind".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1249

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
7 [July 1849]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 74)
Summary:

Continues water-cure treatment at home and must do so for a year. Considers himself absolutely cured.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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