From:
Michael Foster
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 9 May 1874]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 167
Summary:
Encloses a report on state of appeal for Naples Zoological Station.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Crookes
Date:
9 May [1874]
Source of text:
Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Summary:
Regrets he cannot comply with request because of his work and poor health.
Delighted to have seen correspondent’s "wonderful experiment" at Royal Society.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Michael Foster
Date:
9 May [1874]
Source of text:
Michael Silverman (dealer) (January 2001)
Summary:
CD is rather disappointed by the money raised for Dohrn. Had hoped for £700–800.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
9 May [1874]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 347–347A)
Summary:
Recommends that JM consider publishing a new edition of J. F. McLennan’s Primitive marriage [1865]. CD considers it very valuable and not too indelicate.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Mellard Reade
Date:
9 May 1874
Source of text:
University of Liverpool Library (TMR1.D.7.1)
Summary:
Interested in TMR’s investigation of drift. Narrative 1: 545–6 contains catalogue of shells collected. Much struck by marine productions of Tierra del Fuego.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project