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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
2 Feb 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 336)
Summary:

Asks THH to advise him about a response to Samuel Butler’s attack accusing CD of dishonesty. Quotes the advice of others but will do what THH advises.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
4 Feb [1880]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 338)
Summary:

Greatly relieved by THH’s letter [advising against a reply to Samuel Butler].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
[5 Mar 1880?]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 354)
Summary:

Is in town and will call on Sunday morning.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
11 [Apr] 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 340)
Summary:

Sorry he missed THH’s lecture ["The coming of age of The origin of species", Royal Institution, 9 Apr 1880]. Has read press notices and heard from his children of its great success.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
[7 May] 1880
Source of text:
DAR 145: 289; Janet Huxley (private collection)
Summary:

Expresses his delight with and admiration for THH’s "Coming of age [of The origin of species]" in Nature [22 (1880): 1–4].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
11 May 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 342); Janet Huxley (private collection)
Summary:

Comments on natural selection. Sometimes he can persuade himself that it is of quite subordinate importance, but so many structures have been explained by it that he can also persuade himself that every structure developed through it. Cites H. G. Bronn’s list [of structures not explicable by natural selection].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
5 Nov 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 344)
Summary:

Has read THH’s review of Sir Wyville Thomson’s [Introduction to the] Voyage of the "Challenger".

Sends a draft of a letter for Nature [Collected papers 2: 223–4]. He particularly asks THH to decide whether he should include a certain paragraph [see ML 1: 389].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
13 Nov 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 346)
Summary:

Sends draft of memorial for a pension for Wallace with suggested names of signers. Asks THH’s help.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
[after 26 Nov 1880]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 349)
Summary:

Is glad that Hooker will sign memorial for Wallace’s pension. Had thought it hopeless because Hooker objected to ARW’s spiritualism and his bet on the sphericity of the globe.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
[7 Dec 1880]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 355)
Summary:

Asks to see THH on Thursday or Friday to hear about the Wallace affair.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
9 Dec 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 351)
Summary:

Thinks Wallace memorial should not be presented to Lord Aberdare, nor to Owen, for signature, but will follow THH’s wishes.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
27 Dec 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 354)
Summary:

Has obtained signatures for the memorial. Wonders whether Gladstone would see a deputation and offers to write to Gladstone instead. Asks THH’s advice.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
[29 Dec 1880]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 363)
Summary:

Has asked Hooker to sign the Wallace memorial and send it on to THH.

Read splendid lecture by THH on evolution in the Times ["On the application of the laws of evolution to the arrangement of the Vertebrata and more particularly of the Mammalia", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1880): 649–62].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
7 Jan 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 356)
Summary:

Success of the memorial for Wallace. Sends letter from Gladstone.

Congratulates THH on appointment as Inspector of Fisheries.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
8 Jan 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 9: 203)
Summary:

Congratulates CD on success of Wallace memorial.

Butler has attacked again.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
22 Jan 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 358)
Summary:

Asks THH to sign a certificate of nomination to Geological Society for his son William, if an interest in geology is still enough to qualify for election.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
5 Mar 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 359)
Summary:

CD tells how it came about that Anthony Rich bequeathed his house and land to THH.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
22 June 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 364)
Summary:

Has had letter from Rothenburg asking him to help obtain a grant for Haeckel’s expedition to Ceylon.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
28 June 1881
Source of text:
DAR 145: 302
Summary:

CD has offered Ernst Haeckel £100 but does not know where to get further aid. Sorry to hear about Du Bois-Reymond, but is not in the least surprised about R. Virchow.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
9 Sept 1881
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 368)
Summary:

Erasmus has left half his fortune to CD. Anthony Rich nevertheless insists on keeping to his testamentary arrangements. He also referred to leaving some additional property to THH.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project