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DCP-LETT-11328

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
[20 Jan 1878?]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.484)
Summary:

CD will call on Tuesday morning.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11405

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
7 Mar 1878
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.531)
Summary:

CD’s gardener says not to sow onion seeds until middle of March. Should he risk sowing them at once?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11466

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
9 Apr [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.533)
Summary:

Sympathises with GJR on dreadful loss [of his sister, Georgina].

Can GJR visit Down?

Onions not yet up.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11469

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Apr 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 70
Summary:

Thanks for letter of sympathy.

Would like to visit in May.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10929

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
15 Apr [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.509)
Summary:

Regrets that GJR was passed over for membership in Royal Society. Discusses criteria applied by Council.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11502

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
11 [May 1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.474)
Summary:

Invites GJR to visit on the 18th.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11506

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
13 May [1878]
Source of text:
Christ Church Library, Oxford (MS 516)
Summary:

Blood-red onions enclosed.

GJR to come whenever convenient.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11555

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
16 June [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.537)
Summary:

Sends two pages from MS chapter on instinct. Presumes it is too late for chapter to be of use to GJR.

After train ride Baby [Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin] calls every vehicle "boo boo".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11557

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 June 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 71
Summary:

Thanks for permission to use CD’s observations on instinct. Would like to use CD’s MS chapter in preparing forthcoming book [Mental evolution in animals (1883)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11560

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
19 June [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.538)
Summary:

GJR may have CD’s MS chapter on instinct. It was abstracted for Origin, but CD probably will not prepare it for publication.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11561

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
21 June 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 73
Summary:

Thanks for permission to use CD’s MS chapter on instinct for forthcoming book.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11667

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Aug 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 73
Summary:

GJR’s speech at Dublin [BAAS meeting] was an enormous success, with tremendous applause at mention of CD’s name at the finale.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11671

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
20 Aug 1878
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.546)
Summary:

Comments on GJR’s lecture on animal intelligence [Rep. BAAS].

Comments on J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie [1876].

Suggests that GJR keep a young monkey to observe.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11679

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Aug 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 77
Summary:

Thanks for comments on his lecture ["Nervous system of Medusa"]

and for information [about J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11684

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
2 Sept [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.547)
Summary:

Discusses animal intelligence.

Advises GJR on acquiring monkey.

Sends book by Delboeuf [La psychologie (1876)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11687

From:
George John Romanes
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Sept 1878
Source of text:
E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 79
Summary:

Thanks for letter and book [J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11491

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
14 Sept [1878]
Source of text:
University of Exeter Library Special Collections (EUL MS 31a/404)
Summary:

Thinks most of the experimental onions have died. Suspects the red and white were distinct species. If GJR is not "sick of the whole job" he might try with radishes or carrots.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11699

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
21 Sept [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.548)
Summary:

Discusses spiritualism. Says Williams, the medium, is exposed as fraud.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11712

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
1 Oct [1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.550)
Summary:

Comments on GJR’s article in Fortnightly Review ["The beginning of nerves", n.s. 24 (1878): 509–26].

Comments on "poor old" Edinburgh Review.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11750

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
20 [Nov 1878]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.552)
Summary:

CD will visit tomorrow.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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