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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 lost his reference to cross between gold and silver pheasants.
[An autograph.] "With Mr Darwin’s compliments."
Agrees to contribute £10 towards a new road in the area of Beckenham, although he doubts whether the road will be of much use to him.
Invites correspondent to dinner and overnight the next Friday, and gives directions at length from London to Down. "I have heard from Mr Litchfield that you are in London … will you give us the pleasure of seeing you here".
Asks recipient to send parcels to his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, at 6 Queen Anne Street, London, and not to Down.
Sends publication details of Coral reefs, which he thinks is now only available in Geology of the ‘Beagle’: Geological observations on coral reefs, volcanic islands, and on South America.
Has not strength or time to hunt for Herminium monorchis; has failed to make orchid seeds germinate.
Thanks recipient for information about eye colour of his shepherd dogs.
Will see that the error is corrected in the next reprint.
Obliged for the note of reference, but does not know what to think of the statement about the watering mouth.
Thanks for gift of a book, and offers to send copy of Expression.
Thanks an unidentifiable natural history society for electing him an honorary member.
CD appreciates the correspondent’s suggestion.
Reports the case of an idiot in his care who apparently chews his cud.
"If you will apply to any bookseller whatever you will procure a copy.–– Publisher Murray."
Has pleasure in signing the [missing] enclosure, with every word of which he fully agrees.
"I was born in the town of Shrewsbury Feb. 12, 1809."
Explains that his publisher has erred in announcing his book [Cross and self-fertilisation] prematurely. [See 8890 and 8897.]
Asks that recipient forward the enclosed message from Dr Hoffmann [August Wilhelm von Hofmann?] which involves an invitation from Berlin Chemical Society to join a committee for a statue in memory of Justus Liebig.
Printed memorandum giving reasons why there should be subsidy on a large scale of scientific research unencumbered with teaching.