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DCP-LETT-7113

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
18 Feb [1870]
Source of text:
Isle of Wight Record Office (Ac 2008/79)
Summary:

Invites WDF to visit.

Describes activities of his children.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7370

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
15 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.385)
Summary:

Discusses his present book [Descent].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8413

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
16 July [1872]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Is correcting proofs for Expression.

Family news.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8585

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
29 Oct [1872]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 151)
Summary:

Has finished Expression.

His strength fails more and more; needs to rest every six weeks or so.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9040

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
1 Sept [1873]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 152)
Summary:

Has been in bed for some days with ugly head symptoms. "We are a poor lot."

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9454

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
11 May [1874]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 153)
Summary:

Has just finished new editions of Descent

and Coral reefs.

Is working on a book almost wholly on Drosera; thinks he has made some discoveries.

Will never have strength and life to complete more of the series of books related to Origin.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9499

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
18 June 1874
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 154)
Summary:

Asks for living plant of Utricularia and information on Pinguicula lusitanica. Gives notes on habitats.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10121F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
14 Aug [1875]
Source of text:
Nate D. Sanders Auctions (dealer) (29 August 2019, lot 37)
Summary:

Can WDF recall the sex of the deaf white cats.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10515

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
26 May [1876]
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-11)
Summary:

Caroline [Wedgwood] has been ill for the last 20 months.

James Paget to be consulted about William Darwin’s brain concussion.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11266

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
2 Dec 1877
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 155)
Summary:

Working hard on physiology of plants.

His son George sees no reason to change his view on marriage of cousins.

George’s astronomical work is too deep for CD.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11358

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
14 Feb 1878
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-74)
Summary:

CD and Frank Darwin hard at work on physiology of plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11598

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
10 July 1878
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-75)
Summary:

Letter of condolence on reading Times report of death of WDF’s daughter.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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