Concerning the settlement for Horace Darwin and Ida.

Will give CD’s potato papers to Lord Sandon.

Response to Descent. Suggests some human races may have been produced by natural rather than sexual selection.

WMH will negotiate with William Farrer on Horace’s marriage-settlement. Will attempt to make the settlement £5000, the same as Francis received.

Success of his experiments; report on recent work.

Hopes CD will be able to plant a tree in VAEGM’s garden as a memorial of his visit.

Sends some doggerel verse about a literary dandy who is critical of Darwin and Spencer and approves of Ruskin.

Will try to get Ipomoea and Megarrhiza seeds for CD.

Shocked by Karl Alberts’ behaviour in dealing with Murray. Will write to ask him what it means. Thanks for arranging matters with Reinwald.

Reports bargaining with William Farrer on Horace’s marriage-settlement.

Thanks for CD’s amusing letter from Coniston.

Commiserates on CD’s proof-reading chore.

George Darwin has visited him.

Sends copy of his article ["Die Nectarien der Blüthen", Flora 62 (1879): 2–11, 17–27, 49–54, 81–90, 113–23, 145–53, 233–40, 241–7, 305–14, 369–75, 433–8, 449–57].

GWJB’s experiments inspired by reading CD’s botanical works.

Sends CD petition from Olmstead and asks him to forward it around to get good signatures.

Thanks CD for his good opinion of his book, What Mr Darwin saw,

and his expressions [concerning W. L. Garrison] "which will be treasured by his children".

Negotiations on Horace’s marriage-settlement.

Sends his article ["Diseases of the rectum", Cincinnati Lancet & Obs. 21 (1878): 224–41] through his friend, Dr Letcher.

Thanks CD for a copy of Erasmus Darwin.

On behalf of her sister Violetta, who is ill, thanks CD for copy of Erasmus Darwin.

Thanks for copy of Erasmus Darwin. The refutation of Miss Seward is admirable and conclusive.

Thanks for book [Erasmus Darwin].

Thanks CD on behalf of herself and sister [E. A. Wheler] for the gift of Erasmus Darwin. Comments to amplify parts of it.