From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 May [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 179
Summary:
Recommends that CD visit Dr MacLeod’s [hydropathic] establishment near Ilkley.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
4 [Sept 1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 140)
Summary:
His bad health has caused him to return to Malvern.
Emma cannot find the gravestone of their child, Anne. Asks WDF whether he can remember its location.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[6–27 Sept 1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142a)
Summary:
Encloses a four-page printed pamphlet on the cruelty of steel traps [see Collected papers 2: 83–4].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Sept [1863]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 180
Summary:
Gives directions to CD’s daughter’s [Anne’s] grave.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[29 Sept 1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (Fox 141)
Summary:
Thanks to WDF’s directions, Anne’s tombstone has been found.
CD improved, but recovery is slow. She describes treatment.
Encloses paper she and CD have written [see 4294, which was wrongly addressed by ED and had not reached WDF].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
8 Dec [1863]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 142)
Summary:
Thanks WDF for his letter [on steel traps].
Gives a better report of CD’s health since he gave up water-cure.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 [May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 181
Summary:
Would like to come to Down to visit.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[6 May 1864]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 143)
Summary:
CD has been so ill they must discourage visit by WDF. Recovering slowly with new treatment.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
16 May [1864]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 144)
Summary:
Urges WDF to send trap he has invented to the exhibition and competition of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Advertisement of Brailsford’s Patent Vermin Trap enclosed.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Nov [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 182
Summary:
Congratulates CD on the Copley Medal.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
30 Nov [1864]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 145)
Summary:
The Copley Medal is considered a great honour, but such things make little difference to CD, except for the several kind letters he received. It shows that natural selection is making some progress.
His health is poor.
Work is crawling on Variation;
occasional botany recreative.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 Jan [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 183
Summary:
Thanks CD for his Lythrum paper [Collected papers 2: 106–31].
Tells of the birth of his 16th child. Has five grandchildren.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
25–6 Oct [1865]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 146)
Summary:
Bad health during last six months has prevented scientific work.
News of family.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 26 Oct 1865]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 204 (fragile)
Summary:
His second son [C. W. Fox] has a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford.
[Isolated fragments only.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 1 Mar 1866]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 205
Summary:
Would much like to see Dr Birchfield appointed superintendent of the new asylum at Woking.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
20 Aug [1866]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 184
Summary:
Is looking for CD’s book [Variation]; does not know whether it is yet published.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
24 Aug [1866]
Source of text:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library)
Summary:
Family news. Describes [final] illness of Susan Darwin [d. 3 Oct 1866]. CD’s health better.
Making rapid progress on Variation.
Has heard of hybrids between moths mentioned by WDF.
Work on [4th] edition of Origin has delayed Variation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Feb [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 185
Summary:
Wants to know whether Variation is published and how the other book [CD’s proposed volume on variation in nature] is going.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
6 Feb [1867]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 147)
Summary:
Has just sent MS of Variation off to printer. Is in darkness about its merits.
News of family and their health. Riding seems to help him.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Feb [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 186
Summary:
Congratulates [G. H. Darwin] on being Second Wrangler.
Thanks CD for Variation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
